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1 0.0 Doping-Over 1,000 Russian athletes benefited from doping conspiracy
(11.99/12) By Mitch Phillips LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 Russian athletes competing in summer, winter and paralympic sport were involved in or benefited f... 2016-12-09 09:05 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk
2 3.1 European Tour Hong Kong Open scores Dec 9 (Gracenote) - Scores from the European Tour Hong Kong Open at the par-70 course on Friday in Hong Kong. The cut was set at 140. -11 Rafael Cabrera-Bell... (6.73/12) 2016-12-09 07:13 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk
3 1.5 Taylor Swift, Zayn Malik collaborate on new song 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' for 'Fifty Shades Darker'
(3.12/12) Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik have teamed up on a new song titled "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" that will appear on the soundtrack to "Fifty Shades Darker. " 2016-12-09 08:42 2KB www.upi.com
4 1.9 Rats! Paris fights back against rodent infestation Both Nadine Mahe des Portes and the rat panicked when she inadvertently stepped on
(2.06/12) it on her walk back from work through Paris. 2016-12-09 10:06 2KB www.heraldonline.com
5 2.6 Anthony Joshua vs Eric Molina: Katie Taylor accelerates growth of women's boxing with bout on (2.02/12) undercard JEFF POWELL: The growth of female boxing accelerates with Irish Olympian Katie Taylor among the supporting bouts for Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence in Manchester. 2016-12-09 10:39 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
6 1.4 Boomer & Carton: Opening Remarks On A Friday Morning
(1.07/12) Boomer and Craig had a lot to get to on the Football Friday edition of their wildly popular radio program. 2016-12-09 07:00 1KB newyork.cbslocal.com
7 2.4 Atletico Madrid reveal new stadium will be called Wanda Metropolitano as Spanish giants unveil modified (1.06/12) badge The Spanish giants will move from the Vicente Calderon, their home for 50 years, to the new 67,000-seater ground, which will be sponsored by property company Dalian Wanda Group. 2016-12-09 10:35 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 8 0.0 Police close EB I-96 after multi-car crash A portion of eastbound I-96 near Walker has been closed while police crews work to (1.05/12) clear the scene of a multi-vehicle crash. 2016-12-09 10:27 1KB www.mlive.com
9 2.6 NFL announce London will host four regular season games for the first time in 2017 (1.03/12) Teams and venues for the matches will be announced on Tuesday, December 13, with the London schedule now equating to half of a franchise's eight-game home slate. 2016-12-09 10:38 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
10 6.2 What's ahead in the Saints' final four regular-season games? Q&A with Herbie Teope
(1.03/12) Recapping Thursday's chat with select questions 2016-12-09 09:00 3KB www.nola.com
11 3.5 White outs cause deadly pileups in Michigan and Ohio (1.02/12) Highways in Michigan and Ohio have reopened after massive pileups involving more than 50 vehicles left three people dead and dozens injured on Thursday. 2016-12-09 10:46 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
12 1.0 Edlington torture brothers plea win right to lifetime anonymity (1.02/12) The pair have been freed from an indeterminate period in custody handed to them following the horrific incident in 2009 which became known as the Edlington Case. 2016-12-09 09:46 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
13 1.2 Reward jumps to $120K for information leading to missing Farmington Hills woman Danielle Stislicki Farmington Hills police confirm the reward for information leading to missing 28-year- (1.02/12) old Danielle Stislicki has jumped to $120,000. 2016-12-09 09:32 2KB www.wxyz.com
14 1.9 Moyes backs Sunderland strikers to sink Swansea Dec 9 (Reuters) - Sunderland Manager David Moyes is wary of Swansea City's midfield threat but is confident his strikers Jermain Defoe and Victor Anichebe wi... (1.02/12) 2016-12-09 08:59 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
15 1.9 Man Shot While Playing Dice In Lawndale At 12:46 a.m., the 19-year-old was outside in the 1200 block of South Troy playing dice with another person who left the game, came back with a handgun and opened fire, (1.02/12) according to Chicago Police. 2016-12-09 08:27 1KB chicago.cbslocal.com 16 3.4 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers heading to DTE Energy Music Theatre this summer
(1.02/12) Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will be playing DTE Energy Music Theatre this summer. 2016-12-09 08:16 1KB www.wxyz.com
17 5.3 Trump rally; Banana takeover; Checking consumer confidence (1.02/12) Here's what you need to know about the markets before you start your business day. 2016-12-09 06:56 2KB rss.cnn.com
18 0.0 Girl getting off Cumberland County school bus hit by passing truck
(1.02/12) A 5-year-old girl was injured when she was hit by a passing truck while getting off a stopped school bus in Cumberland County on Thursday, authorities said. 2016-12-09 06:03 1KB www.wral.com
19 2.5 Father of Sandy Hook victim speaks out against 'hoaxers' (1.02/12) Just one week ahead of the fourth anniversary of the deadly shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, at Sandy Hook Elementary School, one father talked to CNN's Anderson Cooper on "AC360" about the hate he has received from various individuals that believe the incident was fake. 2016-12-09 06:00 2KB rss.cnn.com
20 3.0 US STOCKS-Wall St aims at record highs as Trump rally rolls on
(0.03/12) By Yashaswini Swamynathan Dec 9 (Reuters) - Major U. S. stock indexes took aim at record highs for the third straight day on Friday as a post-election rally s... 2016-12-09 10:04 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
21 0.0 Antonio Conte struggling to accept Chelsea's 'title favourites' tag
(0.01/12) Antonio Conte insists it is 2016-12-09 10:47 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
22 0.6 Synergy Pharma's irritable bowel drug succeeds in key study (0.01/12) Dec 9 (Reuters) - Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental once-daily tablet, plecanatide, met the main goal of a late-stage study on irritable bowe... 2016-12-09 10:14 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
23 2.4 Belo admits getting starstruck with Yap defending him
(0.01/12) Known as the face of the PBA for so long, James Yap has inspired a lot of players for the past decade and a half as he went on to win two league Most Valuable Player awards. And even Mac Belo 2016-12-09 00:00 2KB sports.inquirer.net 24 1.3 NBA roundup: recap, scores, notes for every game played on December 7
(0.01/12) HOUSTON -- Eric Gordon scored 26 points in 23 minutes off the bench and James Harden added 25 points and eight assists as the Houston Rockets throttled the Los Angeles Lakers 134-95 on Wednesday night at Toyota Center. 2016-12-09 09:08 7KB www.upi.com
25 1.1 What can we learn from Liam Fox's book? (Or, at least, from the first chapter) Theresa May's fight against burning injustice can start with the UN's anti-austerity treaty (0.01/12) How Liam Fox helps us face the new era, using orcs, Socrates and his knowledge of general medicine. 2016-12-09 18:12 12KB www.newstatesman.com
26 0.0 Fake 'happy hour playset' draws outrage online Photos of the fake playset (pictured) appeared on social media earlier this week, prompting furious comments from adults who thought it was a real toy that had no place under the Christmas tree. 2016-12-09 10:49 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
27 0.8 How you can EAT your way to glowing, clear skin (and yes, you can still have chocolate!) We've rounded up 12 foods which will improve your skin and get rid of spots. Avocados make you look youthful and fats in coconut fills cracks in the skin. Dark chocolate can also help, surprisingly. 2016-12-09 10:48 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk
28 2.1 Piers Morgan teases the Loose Women ladies as they TWERK in his honour He cheekily pretended to vomit after watching Madonna, 58, twerk in her Carpool Karaoke segment. But the Loose Women were having none of it as they hit back with a #twerkforPiers segment. 2016-12-09 10:48 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
29 0.3 Anthony Joshua ready to give the fans what they want as he weighs in ahead of title fight JEFF POWELL: Joshua and his opponent Molina showed proper respect for each other on the eve of their battle for the IBF belt. Joshua, at 17 st 11lbs, hit the scales almost a stone heavier than Molina. 2016-12-09 10:48 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk
30 1.6 Boss Jurgen Klopp unable to give a date for Daniel Sturridge return from injury Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he does not know when striker Daniel Sturridge will be fit to return. The England international has not played since No... 2016-12-09 10:47 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk 31 1.5 Football-sized drone flies within yards of passenger jet bound for Heathrow A drone the size of a football was flown as close as 21 yards from a passenger jet, according to the The UK Airprox Board. The drone passed an Airbus A320 at 6.05pm on August 4 over Biggin Hill. 2016-12-09 10:46 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
32 0.0 Badminton loses out as UK Sport announces Tokyo funding Badminton was the big loser after UK Sport announced its investment in Olympic and Paralympic sports for Tokyo 2020. Badminton has had its funding cut despit... 2016-12-09 10:45 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk
33 1.9 Motsoeneng 'squatting' at SABC - former board member Former SABC board member Krish Naidoo says Hlaudi Motsoeneng is "squatting" at the broadcaster, and can't understand how so many professionals are afraid of a "high school dropout". 2016-12-09 10:38 4KB www.news24.com
34 1.7 Naipo Massagers To Relieve Aches And Pains Let me tell you, it's no fun getting old. You start losing your hair, you put on the pounds, and, perhaps worst of all, you experience constant aches and pains all over your body. Such is life. They 2016-12-09 10:33 5KB dailycaller.com
35 1.3 Can you identify all 20 famous ex-footballers from a picture of what they look like now? Take our fun quiz Anyone can identify famous footballers from a photograph. But can you name footballers who retired years ago from a photograph of what they look like now? 2016-12-09 10:30 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk
36 1.2 Two near-misses renew fears drones could cause major air accident One came within six metres of a Boeing 767 preparing to land at Manchester while the other passed close to an Airbus A320 above London 2016-12-09 10:21 3KB www.theguardian.com
37 3.8 Watch Nora the polar bear have fun at the Oregon Zoo Nora has been having a ball and kicking back since her arrival at the zoo in September. 2016-12-09 10:09 1KB abc7news.com
38 2.0 TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Ravichandran Ashwin shows why he's the No 1 Test bowler in the world LAWRENCE BOOTH IN MUMBAI: Ravichandran Ashwin continued to showed why he's top of the Test bowling rankings with figures of six for 112 - his seventh haul of five more in an innings in 2016. 2016-12-09 10:08 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk 39 0.0 England batsman Buttler wants more control from bowlers By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - England batsman Jos Buttler has called on the team's bowlers to be more disciplined in their line and length to... 2016-12-09 10:04 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
40 3.4 Ronaldo, Benzema & Modric rested for Madrid vs. Deportivo Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema have not been included in Real Madrid's squad for Saturday's Spanish league match against Deportivo La Coruna. 2016-12-09 10:03 1KB www.cbs46.com
41 0.8 Women sue groom, event company after being hit by drone Two women are suing a groom and the event company that ran his wedding reception after they allege he flew a drone that hit them in the head at the New Hampshire event. 2016-12-09 10:03 1KB www.cbs46.com
42 1.7 FEMAIL finds out if you can you teach an old dog new tricks Lucy Waterlow, a writer from Hertfordshire, and her ten-year-old rescued border collie Patch met dog trainers and agility champions Alan and Selena Bray to hear their tips. 2016-12-09 10:00 7KB www.dailymail.co.uk
43 1.7 Northwest High School adds twist to first-year STEM program
Northwest High School is in its first year of running STEM curriculum. 2016-12-09 10:00 3KB www.mlive.com
44 1.9 Kids go free on Dana Point whale-watching tours in December Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching based in Dana Point Harbor offers some relief from the holiday stress: free whale-watching tickets for children with a paying adult. 2016-12-09 10:00 2KB www.latimes.com
45 1.4 Porsche packs a punch in smaller-sized Boxster Porsche has unboxed a new Boxster. The 2017 model has a smaller engine and weighs less, but is quicker and more powerful. 2016-12-09 10:00 7KB www.latimes.com
46 2.2 Funeral service set for 1994 Heisman winner Rashaan Salaam A funeral service is set for 1994 Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam, who was found dead in a Boulder park. 2016-12-09 09:59 1KB www.charlotteobserver.com 47 0.4 'It's my dream to have kids': Olly Murs admits he wants to settle down as he reveals he split from long-term love Francesca Thomas because he was 'addicted' to working Appearing on Friday's episode of This Morning , the 32-year-old singer admitted that he wasn't giving up on love however, as it was 'dream' to get married and have children. 2016-12-09 09:46 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
48 1.0 Turkish pet stylist's grooming videos are an Instagram sensation Pet stylist Mehmet Gunes has built up a fan base of 180,000 Instagram followers, who are addicted to the videos he posts of his cute clients being pampered at his Istanbul salon. 2016-12-09 09:44 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk
49 1.5 Tragic young couple found dead in Chelmsford Car buff Tom Putt, 20, and Nikki Willis, 23, (pictured) were found unresponsive in his brand new £17,000 Ford Fiesta ST outside her home in Chelmsford, Essex, on Monday morning. 2016-12-09 09:43 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
50 1.6 Large fire burns several boats in Virginia HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Crews are on the scene of a large fire that burned several boats in Virginia. WTVR reported that firefighters in Henrico and Chesterfield responded to a large fire at the Richmond Yacht Basin in Henrico. “A number of boats” and a... 2016-12-09 09:43 1KB myfox8.com
51 2.4 As Trump skips intel briefings, questions intensify A team of intelligence analysts offer Donald Trump daily briefings "on global developments and security threats. " Even now, he just doesn't seem to care. 2016-12-09 09:41 4KB www.msnbc.com
52 0.0 Mortifying shame of the respectable women driver POTTY by PROSECCO We Brits spent a staggering £182 million on the Italian sparkling white last year, when prosecco outsold champagne for the first time. And our thirst doesn’t show any signs of abating. 2016-12-09 09:40 13KB www.dailymail.co.uk
53 2.5 The vibrating smart umbrella that warns you when it's about to rain The umbrella, created by Korean firm Opus, tells users when it's going to rain, vibrates when a text or call comes through, and even tracks lost smartphones. 2016-12-09 09:40 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 54 1.1 Pep Guardiola told me I cannot drink Coca Cola, reveals Gabriel Jesus... (so, was the bottle during Manchester City dinner his last one?) He's yet to kick a ball as a Manchester City player but already Pep Guardiola has laid down the law to Gabriel Jesus. The forward made a brief visit to his new club last week ahead of his January move. 2016-12-09 09:38 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
55 0.6 WATCH: Father of Knife Wielding Student Speaks Out The father of a 14-year-old high school student who was shot by campus police in Reno, Nevada, said his son brought knives to school in order to defend himself against bullies. ... 2016-12-09 09:36 691Bytes article.wn.com
56 1.1 WATCH: Formerly Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated Eva and Erika Sandoval, 2, were successfully separated in a marathon surgery at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, California, under a team of 50 surgeons and medical staff. ... 2016-12-09 09:36 721Bytes article.wn.com
57 1.9 Even as stocks surge, half of Americans are losing out Stock ownership is increasingly concentrated in the hands of the wealthy. 2016-12-09 09:36 5KB www.cnbc.com
58 0.6 Britain’s lottery winners sell Scottish mansion because they've moved to grander house Colin and Christine Weir have sold five-bedroom Knock House in Ayrshire, in a £1.4m deal with a trust, after spending years renovating the property which overlooks the Firth of Clyde. 2016-12-09 09:33 3KB www.dailymail.co.uk
59 1.1 Snow in around Puget Sound likely to delay morning commute Drivers could see trouble on the roads after snow fell overnight and continues to fall in some areas of Western Washington, mostly in the North Sound. 2016-12-09 09:31 1KB mynorthwest.com
60 5.0 RF Industries Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend SAN DIEGO, Dec. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- RF Industries, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RFIL) announced today that its Board of... 2016-12-09 09:30 2KB www.prnewswire.com 61 2.4 Alvin Gentry says he doesn't 'spend five seconds worrying about' job status The Pelicans may have hit rock bottom after Thursday's 99-88 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. 2016-12-09 09:30 4KB www.nola.com
62 1.9 Police taser naked man attacking parked cars in Philadelphia The nude man walks down the Philadelphia street hitting cars before standing in the middle of the road and obstructing moving vehicles when he notices the cameraman and walks towards his car. 2016-12-09 09:28 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk
63 2.0 Astra, Lilly stick with Alzheimer's approach despite setback By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT, Dec 9 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca will expand its collaboration with Eli Lilly to develop an experimental Alzheimer's drug, sticking... 2016-12-09 09:22 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
64 1.8 Inventor unveils stunning 'Star Wars' AT-AT walker replica — RT Viral Inventor Colin Furze and his team have unveiled perhaps their greatest invention to date – a life-size AT-AT walker from the ‘Star Wars’ franchise. 2016-12-09 09:20 1KB www.rt.com
65 2.0 How to set your gaming blog and make it popular Gaming is one of the fast-growing industries in the world and it is also one of the favorite pastimes among many people today. People enjoy play different games, and are also very good at playing them. This can be put to great use, by writing... 2016-12-09 09:12 3KB article.wn.com
66 2.3 British tourist was left paralysed after Spanish bus driver crashed in torrential downpour - despite being told by passengers to slow down TWICE Holidaymaker Tina Campbell (pictured in hospital), 51, was left in intensive care with a damaged spinal cord and severe injuries to her back following a bus crash just outside Barcelona. 2016-12-09 09:11 6KB www.dailymail.co.uk
67 4.5 The market ‘honeymoon’ is almost over, this strategist says Realistically speaking, sustained economic growth of 3 percent "is a pretty high hurdle," Russell Investment's Mark Eibel tells CNBC. 2016-12-09 09:11 867Bytes www.cnbc.com 68 0.0 Brexit the wrong fit for English fancy dress company By Emily Wither GAINSBOROUGH, England, Dec 9 (Reuters) - With Christmas music blaring, staff at English fancy dress company Smiffys are stuffing elf outfits... 2016-12-09 09:09 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
69 3.6 Bicentennial trust preserves more than 11,000 Indiana acres Indiana says more than 11,000 acres have been protected through the efforts of the Bicentennial Nature Trust that started in 2012. 2016-12-09 09:01 1KB www.washingtontimes.com
70 0.3 Gailey: Petty Had To ‘Learn Everything’ When He Got To Jets Chan Gailey has been busy developing Bryce Petty from the moment the quarterback came to the New York Jets last year as a fourth-round draft pick. The offensive coordinator had to start from scratch, though, right down to the basics. 2016-12-09 09:01 6KB newyork.cbslocal.com
71 1.0 Tip To Find the Best Treadmills in 2017 Health issues are one of the major concerns around the world. Lazy lifestyle making us more machines dependent and we are not doing proper exercises and other physical activities to keep our self fit and fine. Fortunately there are various products which are quite useful in keeping us... 2016-12-09 09:01 2KB article.wn.com
72 2.6 WATCH: MMA fighter who lost fight accidentally punches ring girl The ring girl looked to be dazed by the punch, but surprisingly managed to keep her balance and stay on her feet. 2016-12-09 00:00 2KB sports.inquirer.net
73 4.3 Buy that buttery soft tee and give back to L. A. nonprofit groups There are more than a few fashion trends that don’t age well — scrunchies, leg warmers, low-rise denim. 2016-12-09 09:00 6KB www.latimes.com
74 1.7 Second chance for Saints' Stephone Anthony could come vs. Bucs, and more First-and-10 tidbits Saints first-round pick linebacker could start at Tampa Bay with Craig Robertson missing the last two days of practice 2016-12-09 09:00 9KB www.nola.com
75 2.3 Arsenal sensation Alex Iwobi reveals Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez are his Gunners mentors Iwobi has burst into Arsene Wenger's first team plans having only been playing for the Under 19s a year ago, and he marked his rise on Tuesday by scoring his first ever Champions League goal. 2016-12-09 08:59 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 76 1.1 The Chase viewers left in shock as The Beast PUNCHES wall after losing £60,000 Mark 'The Beast' Labbett was seen leaving the general knowledge based quiz show and even punching the wall en route after Michael, Trish and Terry beat the chaser and snared £60,000. 2016-12-09 08:57 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
77 5.0 Goldman Sachs: Bet on the 2016 laggards to soar in 2017 Goldman Sachs options research team offers investors a strategy heading into the new year. 2016-12-09 08:55 3KB www.cnbc.com
78 1.9 Slovenian October exports fall yr/yr; expected to rise in months ahead LJUBLJANA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Slovenian exports, the main driver of the country's economy, fell by 0.7 percent year-on-year in October, mainly because sales t... 2016-12-09 08:53 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
79 0.8 YouTube star PewDiePie threatens to quit platform amid algorithm row — RT Viral Fans of YouTube phenomenon PewDiePie are waiting with bated breath to see if the Swedish star will make good on his sensational threat to quit the video sharing site over perceived changes to the site’s algorithm. 2016-12-09 08:50 2KB www.rt.com
80 3.4 Money vs. happiness: How to choose? Can money buy happiness? It depends. Do you need to have money in order to pursue your life goals? Weigh your options. 2016-12-09 08:47 5KB www.aol.com
81 1.0 Claudio Ranieri wants lowly Leicester to show title- winning qualities Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri insists the next two months will define the Foxes' season. The champions are just two points above the relegation zone only se... 2016-12-09 08:46 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
82 2.2 Markets are on a 'sugar high,' billionaire hedge fund manager Marc Lasry says Marc Lasry, who supported Hillary Clinton, is cautiously optimistic about the Trump rally and beyond. 2016-12-09 08:45 4KB www.cnbc.com
83 0.6 Voices from Mosul: 'Hope is Fading' When Iraqi troops launched the offensive to retake Mosul from ISIS in late October, many families in the city were hopeful. Now that's changed. 2016-12-09 08:42 9KB rss.cnn.com 84 1.0 Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is bas... 2016-12-09 08:41 1KB www.dailymail.co.uk
85 1.0 Woman who rescues 'witch children' receives top honour A Danish aid worker who rescued an abandoned 2-year-old boy accused of being a witch, is recognized as one of the world's most inspiring people. 2016-12-09 08:39 3KB rss.cnn.com
86 0.0 Tevez prepares for River clash, ponders Chinese offer BUENOS AIRES, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Carlos Tevez could be playing his last Argentine 2016-12-09 08:39 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
87 2.2 He REALLY hates bath time! Naughty dog Tres plays dead to avoid getting washed...forcing his owners to drag him to the tub A hilarious video shows five-year-old Tres, who is a golden retriever-Chow Chow mix, lying on the ground at home in Brandon, Mississippi, and refusing to move. 2016-12-09 08:36 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
88 2.1 Mike Armitage who became dad in his 70s like Mick Jagger defends old-age parenting Mike Armitage, from Ash, Surrey, appeared on today's This Morning to reveal what it is like to be a pensioner parent following the news that Mick Jagger has welcomed his eighth child at the age of 73. 2016-12-09 08:33 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk
89 4.3 Nicola Benedetti plays St Paul's Cathedral Violinist Nicola Benedetti has a religious experience performing one of classical music's most famous pieces at St Paul's Cathedral in London. 2016-12-09 08:31 1KB rss.cnn.com
90 0.8 Asa Jackson embraces second go with Detroit Lions DC Teryl Austin The Detroit Lions' newest cornerback, Asa Jackson has some quick catching up to do in the race to replace injured cornerback Quandre Diggs. But after the 2016 he's had, it's a challenge he'll gladly welcome. 2016-12-09 08:30 3KB www.mlive.com
91 0.0 Christmas-loving couple receive note telling their decorated house is 'tacky' Paul Grant and Richard Burbidge, dubbed Coventry's most Christmas-loving couple, have been criticised for their bright lights. They have received hate mail because of the lights. 2016-12-09 08:28 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk 92 5.2 Girl, 2, died from flu 'after doctors failed to spot heart condition' in Bolton Scarlett Veronica Walker, two, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, died when her health deteriorated days after seemingly coming down with a sickness bug. 2016-12-09 08:22 4KB www.dailymail.co.uk
93 2.1 Alan Pardew seeks another 'gold dust' win as Crystal Palace head to Hull Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has challenged his players to provide another "jolt" reaction when they head to Hull for a match he believes could define the first half of 2016-12-09 08:21 3KB www.independent.ie
94 1.5 Wenger would back Arsenal to beat Real Madrid in a Champions League showdown Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has backed his side to beat holders Real Madrid if they get paired with the Spanish outfit in Monday's draw for the last 16 of the Champions League. 2016-12-09 08:21 2KB www.independent.ie
95 1.1 Mallards riding "Siberian Express", ducks on move: Yetter's blog Aaron Yetter sets up what I anticipate seeing next week (if they can fly aerial surveys) the contrast in duck numbers and movement 2016-12-09 08:19 3KB chicago.suntimes.com
96 0.7 German exports struggle to recover in uncertain global market By Joseph Nasr BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - German exports rebounded by less than expected in October, dampening hopes that trade will make a significant contri... 2016-12-09 08:04 2KB www.dailymail.co.uk
97 2.4 Scuba diving Santa attract crowds in Kuala Lumpur A diver wearing a Santa Claus outfit swims inside a fish-tank in Kuala Lumpur, as part of Christmas festivities to attract visitors to a water park. Video provided by AFP... 2016-12-09 08:03 651Bytes article.wn.com
98 2.6 EXCLUSIVE: Jerry Jones predicts Tony Romo will play part in Cowboys' Super Bowl run and return for 2017 season In an exclusive interview with the Daily News in his midtown Manhattan hotel room Thursday afternoon, Jerry Jones made two predictions. 2016-12-09 08:00 6KB feeds.nydailynews.com
99 3.2 Michigan's pace of play comes into question for conflicting matchup against No. 2 UCLA
The Bruins just dropped 97 points on Kentucky. 2016-12-09 08:00 5KB www.mlive.com 100 3.7 Jay Leno races comedian Jeff Dunham in the world's fastest amphibious car The $155,000 WaterCar Panther acts like a Jeep on land and a jet ski in the water. 2016-12-09 08:00 2KB www.cnbc.com Articles
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1 /100 0.0 Doping-Over 1,000 Russian athletes benefited from doping conspiracy (11.99/12) By Mitch Phillips LONDON, Dec 9 (Reuters) - More than 1,000 Russian athletes competing in summer, winter and paralympic sport were involved in or benefited from an institutional conspiracy to conceal positive doping tests, an independent WADA report said on Friday. The second and final part of the report for the World Anti-Doping Agency by Canadian sports lawyer Richard McLaren provided more details of an elaborate state- sponsored doping scheme operated by Russia. It said there was a systematic cover-up, which was refined at the 2012 Olympics, 2013 world athletics championships and 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, and that more than 30 sports, including soccer, were involved in concealing positive doping samples. "We are now able to confirm a cover up that dates back until at least 2011 and continued after the Sochi Olympic Games. It was a cover up that evolved from uncontrolled chaos to an institutionalised and disciplined medal-winning conspiracy," McLaren told a news conference on Friday. "It was a cover-up of an unprecedented scale and the second part of this report shows the evidence that increases the number of athletes involved as well as the scope of the conspiracy and cover up. "We have evidence revealing that more than 500 positive results were reported as negative, including well-known and elite-level athletes, who had their positive results automatically falsified. " McLaren said Russia won 24 gold, 26 silver and 32 bronze medals at London 2012 and no Russian athlete tested positive. "Yet the Russian team corrupted the London Games on an unprecedented scale, the extent of which will probably never be fully established," he said. "The desire to win medals superseded their collective moral and ethical compass and Olympic values of fair play. "For years international sports competitions have unknowingly been hijacked by the Russians. Coaches and athletes have been playing on an uneven field. " ELITE ATHLETES The report said a urine sample-swapping technique used at Sochi became regular practice at the Moscow laboratory that dealt with elite athletes. It added that four Sochi gold medallists had samples with physiologically impossible salt readings, while 12 Russian Sochi medallists had evidence of tampering with the bottles containing their urine samples. The report detailed how a clean urine bank existed in the Moscow laboratory, where salt and coffee were added to clean samples to try to fool officials testing "B samples" in supposedly tamper-proof bottles. The report included evidence of DNA mismatches, where a tampered B sample did not match the DNA of previous specimens and cases of sample swapping between male and female athletes. The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) said in a statement that 53 percent of the athletes whose details had been shared with them by McLaren's investigation team had been sanctioned or were currently undergoing disciplinary proceedings. The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) said the full findings of the report were unprecedented and astonishing. "They strike right at the heart of the integrity and ethics of sport," Paralympic sport's governing body said in a statement. Yelena Isinbayeva, the twice Olympic pole vault champion and now a Russian anti-doping official, however, said it was unfair to single out Russia for criticism. "If we want to clean up world sport, let's start," she said. "We don't need to concentrate on just one country. I think banning clean Russian sportsmen is impractical and unfair. " The original McLaren report, released in July, revealed widespread state-sponsored doping in Russian sport. The July report found Moscow had concealed hundreds of positive doping tests in many sports ahead of the Sochi Games and led to a partial ban of Russian athletes competing in the Rio Olympics in August. Although Russian track and field athletes and weightlifters were banned from competing at Rio, the International Olympic Committee rejected a blanket ban and let international sports federations decide which athletes should be eligible to compete. The evidence contained in the report can be found at the website: https://www.ipevidencedisclosurepackage.net/ (Editing by Ed Osmond)
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2 /100 (6.73/12) 3.1 European Tour Hong Kong Open scores Dec 9 (Gracenote) - Scores from the European Tour Hong Kong Open at the par-70 course on Friday in Hong Kong. The cut was set at 140. -11 Rafael Cabrera-Bello (Spain) 64 65 -8 Sam Brazel (Australia) 66 -6 Paul Peterson (U. S.) 66 68 Danny Willett (Britain) 68 66 Tommy Fleetwood (Britain) 66 68 Justin Walters (South Africa) 67 -5 Thongchai Jaidee (Thailand) 67 68 Hung Chien-Yao (Chinese Taipei) 69 66 Danny Chia (Malaysia) 69 66 Steve Lewton (Britain) 68 67 -4 Daniel Im (U. S.) 69 67 Benjamin Hebert (France) 66 70 Andrew Dodt (Australia) 69 67 Jason Scrivener (Australia) 67 69 David Lipsky (U. S.) 66 70 Carlos Pigem (Spain) 68 Peter Uihlein (U. S.) 66 70 -3 Nathan Kimsey (Britain) 67 70 Jorge Campillo (Spain) 66 71 Miguel Angel Jimenez (Spain) 69 68 Shiv Kapur (India) 68 69 Gregory Bourdy (France) 69 68 Siddikur Rahman (Bangladesh) 67 70 Paul Dunne (Ireland) 68 69 Scott Hend (Australia) 69 68 Nino Bertasio (Italy) 67 70 Jens Fahrbring (Sweden) 67 70 Damien Perrier (France) 69 68 -2 Gaganjeet Bhullar (India) 69 Juvic Pagunsan (Philippines) 67 71 Miguel Tabuena (Philippines) 69 Thanyakorn Khrongpha (Thailand) 71 67 Terry Pilkadaris (Australia) 69 Robert Rock (Britain) 70 68 Danthai Boonma (Thailand) 67 71 Jbe Kruger (South Africa) 66 72 Sebastien Gros (France) 65 73 -1 David Drysdale (Britain) 69 70 Jordan Smith (Britain) 66 73 Ignacio Elvira (Spain) 66 73 Natipong Srithong (Thailand) 69 70 Stephen Gallacher (Britain) 69 70 Brett Rumford (Australia) 71 68 Justin Rose (Britain) 70 69 Pablo Larrazabal (Spain) 69 70 Prom Meesawat (Thailand) 73 66 Marcus Armitage (Britain) 68 71 Paul Waring (Britain) 71 68 0 Wade Ormsby (Australia) 68 72 Arjun Atwal (India) 70 Marcus Fraser (Australia) 71 69 Lee Soomin (Korea) 72 68 David Howell (Britain) 70 Liang Wenchong (China) 70 Patrick Reed (U. S.) 70 Ian Poulter (Britain) 68 72 Jazz Janewattananond (Thailand) 69 71 Daniel Brooks (Britain) 75 65 Panuphol Pittayarat (Thailand) 69 71 Adilson Da Silva (Brazil) 69 71 Pavit Tangkamolprasert (Thailand) 69 71 Edoardo Molinari (Italy) 72 68 Joel Stalter (France) 70 Chris Paisley (Britain) 69 71 Chinnarat Phadungsil (Thailand) 71 69 Thitiphun Chuayprakong (Thailand) 73 67 Alexander Bjoerk (Sweden) 69 71 Pep Angles (Spain) 69 71 1 DNQ Haydn Porteous (South Africa) 72 69 Thomas Detry (Belgium) 73 68 Rahil Gangjee (India) 71 70 Magnus Carlsson (Sweden) 70 71 Lu Wei-Chih (Chinese Taipei) 68 73 Scott Henry (Britain) 73 68 Angelo Que (Philippines) 73 68 Wang Jeunghun (Korea) 72 69 Bernd Ritthammer (Germany) 71 70 2 DNQ Richard Lee (Canada) 72 70 Shaun Norris (South Africa) 72 70 Matthieu Pavon (France) 74 68 Dou Zecheng (China) 70 72 Duncan Stewart (Britain) 69 73 Nicholas Fung (Malaysia) 72 70 Pariya Junhasavasdikul (Thailand) 74 68 Mardan Mamat (Singapore) 69 73 Lasse Jensen (Denmark) 72 70 Tony Lascuna (Philippines) 69 73 3 DNQ Romain Wattel (France) 74 69 Dylan Frittelli (South Africa) 74 69 Lin Wen-Tang (Chinese Taipei) 70 73 Julien Quesne (France) 72 71 Scott Barr (Australia) 72 71 Jyoti Randhawa (India) 71 72 Kiradech Aphibarnrat (Thailand) 75 68 Chiragh Kumar (India) 73 70 4 DNQ Graeme Storm (Britain) 69 75 Gregory Havret (France) 74 70 Chapchai Nirat (Thailand) 71 73 Lee Chieh-Po (Chinese Taipei) 70 74 Jason Knutzon (U. S.) 76 68 Zhang Lianwei (China) 74 70 Steven Tiley (Britain) 74 70 Kalem Richardson (Australia) 72 Masahiro Kawamura (Japan) 72 Adam Groom (Australia) 72 5 DNQ Keith Horne (South Africa) 74 71 S. P. Chawrasia (India) 71 74 6 DNQ Renato Paratore (Italy) 77 69 Unho Park (Australia) 76 70 Javier Colomo (Spain) 72 74 Mithun Perera (Sri Lanka) 75 71 7 DNQ Sam Walker (Britain) 75 72 Rich Beem (U. S.) 76 71 Lionel Weber (France) 71 76 Himmat Rai (India) 72 75 8 DNQ Chris Hanson (Britain) 75 73 James Stewart (Hong Kong, China) 72 76 9 DNQ Simon Dyson (Britain) 75 74 Humphrey Wong (Hong Kong, China) 76 73 Yannick Artigolle (Hong Kong, China) 74 75 10 DNQ Brett Munson (U. S.) 71 79 Chawalit Plaphol (Thailand) 75 11 DNQ Chan Shih-Chang (Chinese Taipei) 72 79 Terrence Ng (Hong Kong, China) 74 77 17 DNQ Yue Yin Ho (Hong Kong, China) 74 83 6 WDW Rashid Khan (India) 76
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3 /100 3 /100 1.5 Taylor Swift, Zayn Malik collaborate on new song 'I Don't Wanna Live Forever' for 'Fifty Shades Darker'
(3.12/12) LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9 (UPI) -- Taylor Swift and Zayn Malik have teamed up on a new titled "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" that will appear on the soundtrack to Fifty Shades Darker .
The track, released Friday, is now available on iTunes and was previewed by Swift on Instagram in a new video that features footage from the steamy trailer for the film starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan .
"Baby, baby, I feel crazy/Up all night, all night and every day/Give me something, oh, but you say nothing/What is happening tonight? " Swift can be heard singing until Malik takes over with "I don't wanna live forever/'Cause I know I'll be living in pain. "
Malik marked the release on Instagram with a photo of himself and Swift together as he is seen holding one of the pop star's cats.
Elsewhere on the photo sharing app, Girls star Lena Dunham gave some background info on "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" alongside cover artwork as she congratulated her musician boyfriend Jack Antonoff who worked on the project
"My boyfriend is a genius and he wrote the new single from Fifty Shades Darker with Sam Dew and my girl @taylorswift (who has never sounded more sultry) and then there's @zayn blowing up my whole heart. SO. DAMN. PROUD of @jackantonoff," Dunham wrote.
Fifty Shades Darker opens in theaters Feb. 10.
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2016-12-09 08:42 Wade Sheridan www.upi.com
4 /100 1.9 Rats! Paris fights back against rodent infestation
(2.06/12) Both Nadine Mahe des Portes and the rat panicked when she inadvertently stepped on it on her walk back from work through Paris.
"I heard a terrible squeak," the property agent recalled with a shudder. "I thought I'd stepped on a child's toy or something. "
When Parisians are literally tripping over rats on the sidewalk, it is clear that the City of Light has a problem. Professional exterminators with decades on the job struggle to recall infestations as impressive — perhaps that should be repulsive — as those now forcing the closure of Paris parks, where squirmy clumps of rats brazenly feed in broad daylight, looking like they own the place.
On Friday, City Hall threw open one of the closed parks, the Tour Saint-Jacques square a block from the Seine, to show journalists its latest anti-rat drive.
The furry princes of the city were everywhere, sauntering across the footpaths, merrily grazing under bushes and far more bothered by pigeons competing with them for breadcrumbs than by people walking past and the rattle and hum of the morning rush hour.
Unfortunately for City Hall's exterminators, they also seemed totally uninterested in recently laid traps baited with poison.
The park attendant, Patrick Lambin, said his morning round had yielded just one cadaver.
Before the park was closed in November, rats foraging for food hung like grapes off the trash bins and regularly scampered through the children's play area, sowing panic, he said.
Lambin suspects the infestation has been made worse by Parisians and tourists who leave food out for the pigeons and, in particular, a homeless man who swings by most mornings with bags of stale bread recovered from local eateries.
"The rats are profiting," he said.
In a 39-year career of extermination, City Hall's Gilles Demodice said he'd rarely seen anything quite like it.
"A few years back, you'd not see so many rats during the day," he said. "Now it's night and day, all the time. So it's a big worry. "
European Union regulations governing the arsenal of poisons and traps that can be used against rats have complicated the job of extermination, he explained.
He said they used to drop biscuits of poison directly into rats' nests and seal them up, but that technique is no longer allowed, forcing them to instead lay black plastic boxes of poison — which the rats studiously ignored — among the bushes. "It's a lot less effective," he said.
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5 /100 2.6 Anthony Joshua vs Eric Molina: Katie Taylor accelerates growth of women's boxing with bout on undercard (2.02/12) The growth of female boxing accelerates with the appearance of Irish Olympian Katie Taylor among the supporting bouts for Anthony Joshua’s world heavyweight title defence in Manchester. In her second professional bout since the disappointment of losing her Olympic title in Rio, Taylor takes on Swiss featherweight Viviane Obernauf who has won nine of her paid fights. Taylor, who has represented Ireland at football as well as boxing, is a young lady in a hurry. At 30, she is looking for a world title shot as soon as possible as well as a couple of bigger-money fights in America, where women’s boxing is more firmly established. Although the Irish complained about her defeat in Rio, Taylor’s style has always suggested she would be more potent in the professional game and we can expect her to provide more evidence of that in the Manchesfer Arena. The acceptance of women fighting will spread when, as expected, Nicola Adams turns professional shortly. The sunshine girl from Leeds has her place in Olympic history as the first woman to win Olympic boxing gold, and the first to defend that title. A decision on her future is imminent now that AIBA regulations permit professionals to take part in the Games. Meanwhile Taylor is carrying the flag for ladies from these isles, with no little humour. When promoter Eddie Hearn asked if being part of a show of such magnitude as Joshua’s heavyweight defence against Eric Molina brought with it even more pressure than great Olympic expectations, Taylor replied: ‘Are you trying to frighten me?’ Nothing much seems to scare her or Adams as they break new ground in what was regarded for so long as a purely male sport. Anthony Joshua won't be Anthony Joshua wants to bothered if world make Eric Molina look like a heavyweight title defence is novice overshadowed by bad blood digitaljournal.com between Dereck Chisora and Dillian Whyte dailymail.co.uk
2016-12-09 10:39 Jeff Powell www.dailymail.co.uk
6 /100 1.4 Boomer & Carton: Opening Remarks On A Friday Morning (1.07/12) Subscribe to the Boomer & Carton Podcast »
Boomer and Craig had a lot to get to on the “Football Friday” edition of their wildly popular radio program.
They began, fittingly, with the Chiefs’ 21-13 win over the Raiders on Thursday Night Football. The win moved Kansas City into first place in the AFC West.
Later, the topic shifted to two of our local teams. After Boomer made it clear he wasn’t interested in talking about the manufactured feud between the Knicks’ Carmelo Anthony and Phil Jackson, Craig took the Giants’ Victor Cruz to task for his politically charged comments.
You know the drill, folks. It’s a Friday, so start acting like it.
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7 /100 7 /100 2.4 Atletico Madrid reveal new stadium will be called Wanda Metropolitano as Spanish giants unveil modified badge (1.06/12) Atletico Madrid have revealed that their new stadium will be called the Wanda Metropolitano. Diego Simeone's side also revealed a brand new badge, which will be on their shirts from next season. The Spanish giants will move from the Vicente Calderon, their home for 50 years, to the new 67,000- seater ground, which will be sponsored by Chinese property company Dalian Wanda Group. Wanda have had ties with Atletico since January 2015 when it acquired 20 percent of the club's shares and began sponsoring the training ground. 'I am honoured to say we have reached an agreement with Wanda to name our new stadium. They are the best partners on our journey to keep working for a better future,' club president Enrique Cerezo said. The new ground's name is also a reference to the club's first real stadium, the Metropolitano, where they played their first La Liga games and which they called home until moving to the Vicente Calderon in the south of the city in 1966. 'The fact Atletico thought of this second name is very exciting. It awakes a lot of sentiment for everyone who has Atletico in their blood,' added Fernando Torres, who came through the club's academy to become captain and returned in 2015. 'Now soon I will be able to tell my grandfather that I played at the Metropolitano.' The deal was signed on Friday in China by representatives of Wanda and the club's chief executive Miguel Angel Gil Marin, who hailed the move to the new stadium as another sign of Atletico's growth. Under the guidance of charismatic coach Diego Simeone, a former Atletico midfielder, the club have shed the tag of perennial underachievers to challenge Real Madrid and Barcelona as the top clubs in Spain. Atletico broke Real and Barca's 10-year stranglehold on the La Liga title in 2014 and have reached the Champions League final twice in the last three seasons. 'We are very excited by this deal. Atletico and Wanda are growing global brands that want to keep growing and reach even more places,' Gil Marin said. 'Wanda is a strategic partner and our change in stadium is not an isolated event, it's a step forward to the future.'
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2016-12-09 10:35 Richard Martin www.dailymail.co.uk
8 /100 8 /100 (1.05/12) 0.0 Police close EB I-96 after multi-car crash OTTAWA COUNTY, MI - A portion of eastbound I-96 near Walker has been closed while police crews work to clear the scene of a multi-vehicle crash.
Officers were dispatched around 8:50 a.m. Friday, Dec. 9 to eastbound I-96 at Fruit Ridge Avenue. A crash involving a jackknifed semi-truck and two cars had all eastbound lanes in the area affected.
The entrance ramp to I-96 at Fruit Ridge Avenue was shut down to limit highway traffic, as was the freeway beginning at M-11 (Ironwood Road), while crews work to cleanup the crash.
Traffic is being diverted at exit 26, directing drivers to turn left on eastbound 3 Mile Road, left on Walker Avenue, and right on the I-96 eastbound entrance ramp.
Environmental crews have also been dispatched to the scene to help with a cleanup.
Police have responded to a number of crashes Friday morning as a result of slippery road conditions.
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2016-12-09 10:27 Justin P www.mlive.com
9 /100 2.6 NFL announce London will host four regular season games for the first time in 2017 (1.03/12) The NFL have increased their commitment to growing the sport in Great Britain after announcing they will stage four games in London during the 2017 season. The league have played three games in the city since 2014, having first brought regular season action to Wembley in 2007, but have now added an extra game to the 2017 schedule. Teams and venues for the matches will be announced on Tuesday, December 13, with the London schedule now equating to half of a franchise's eight-game home slate. Wembley hosted two games during the 2016 season, while Twickenham welcomed the NFL for the first time in October, as the Los Angeles Rams took on the New York Giants. A contract is in place for the national football stadium to stage at least two games at the stadium until 2020, while there are two years left on the deal to play games at the home of English rugby. Jacksonville Jaguars will host one of the Wembley games as they have since 2013, while Miami Dolphins will host New Orleans Saints at a venue to be confirmed. 'We continue to be incredibly excited by the passion and love for the NFL shown by our millions of UK fans,' NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement. 'London is an amazing city. We have had tremendous support from our fans, from Mayor Khan and other government leaders and business partners, and we are looking forward to taking the next step in the UK by playing four games in London next season.' Television ratings for the sport have decreased in the United States in recent years, but viewing levels in the UK have rapidly increased According to the league, Sunday viewing figures of games has more than doubled since 2007 and theaudience has increased more than 75 per cent. This season, the NFL is on pace to reach a record number of unique TV viewers in the UK.
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2016-12-09 10:38 Andy Warren www.dailymail.co.uk
10 /100 6.2 What's ahead in the Saints' final four regular-season games? Q&A with Herbie Teope (1.03/12) On the big play to Golden Tate (after the Saints got it to one score and then Tate beat everyone deep), I believe Sean Payton mentioned the fact that the safety got caught on the inside and was unable to help the corner. But when you watch the play - regardless if the safety gets caught inside - if you are running back and watching the QB, you play the guy back of you (esp. on 3rd and long) - that corner got caught watching the pass rush instead of just playing his assignment. You don't as a head coach make an excuse for that major bonehead mistake.
It seems that’s bad coaching on the part of the team that they have to stick to the play call and scheme which causes a big play for the other team. Don't you have to let your football instincts take over and make a play to stop them versus running to the correct area to cover? His head does have a neck to turn right and see that no one is going to his area from that side? Why do you let a receiver run right by you? And not just any receiver - it's their Brandin Cooks of the team? You telling me that corner is so worried about doing the "correct" thing that he's got no heart or competitive spirit to stop a playmaker like Tate? And then top it off - he sits on the bench smiling after the play.
All we get is a press conference about it where Sean Payton gives an excuse versus what's the action or scheme that will prevent that from happening again. That's not good enough! That's what keeps us fans worried at night - to say how is that going to be prevented again! If the scheme allows big plays like that from happening then something is wrong. You are not teaching your guys how to overcome plays by providing that individual corner his excuse - it's OK the safety got caught inside of the play. That's not right! Be a football player and stop a person - don't let them catch the ball anywhere near you - don't cover air especially on 3rd and long when you need a stop. That's not good football coaching.
And the larger concern is - OK - we lose out - wait till next year - draft a corner - maybe a couple only to give them the same excuse when it happens again? We don't have the coaching on this team to get winning football in 2016. They can (be) 7-9 every year - not enough to get the best players in the draft only to teach them how to be competitive against other teams.
It's like we get a top player like (Stephone) Anthony or Vonn Bell only to have them regress in their skill in talent only to do what the Saints defensive coaches are telling them as they still figure it out? We would have loved to had Vic Fangio as defensive coordinator - a man proven to have top 10 defense with poor teams like Bears / 49ers. No, we had to get Dennis Allen. It's ridiculous really! At least Gregg Williams had the sense to instill in his players to stop Cooks no matter what - Dennis couldn't do the same thing with G. Tate and alter the scheme? Set the rule that he's the rule breaker?
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2016-12-09 09:00 Herbie Teope www.nola.com
11 /100 3.5 White outs cause deadly pileups in Michigan and Ohio
(1.02/12) Highways in Michigan and Ohio have reopened after massive pileups involving more than 50 vehicles left three people dead and dozens injured on Thursday. The crashes were caused by snowy conditions currently hitting both states, and authorities said an interstate east of Cleveland was shut for more than 14 hours overnight. The Lake County sheriff's office said about 20 people were injured in the chain reaction crash Thursday, which caused the closure of the busy road. Highway crews reopened the roadway Friday morning after the crash that involved a Greyhound bus and over a dozen trucks on Interstate 90. Bus passenger Greg Carmichael told Fox8 he was heading home to Buffalo, New York, before conditions took a dangerous turn about an hour into the journey. He said a truck slammed into the bus from behind on the I-90, causing the domino effect crash. Carmichael added several people on the bus were seriously injured. It comes after three people died and 11 others were hurt in a pileup on a snow-slickened Interstate 96 near Lansing, Michigan. Lt. Eric Sanborn of the Livingston County Sheriff Department confirmed the three deaths Thursday in the pileup involving about 40 vehicles. He says 11 other people were transported to hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries. Sanborn says westbound lanes of the interstate about 55 miles west of Detroit remained closed about 5½ hours after the pileup began Thursday morning. Several crashes also were reported on Detroit-area freeways. The Weather Channel forecasts the 'intense snow bands' will continue until at least Saturday. The deep freeze causing the chaotic conditions is forecast to move east in the coming days, where temperatures are set to plummet. Snow is already falling across western New York, with more than 17 inches has reported in Perrysburg, and 15.5 inches in East Concord. Meanwhile in Wyoming, the temperature in Casper plunged to 31 degrees below zero overnight. It got so cold that the traveling Moscow Ballet couldn't start their buses. Winter Storm warnings have been issued for the Portland, Oregon and Seattle areas, according to the Weather Channel. Winter Storm Caly is then expected to sweep through the Rockies, Plains, Midwest and Northeast into early next week. As of late Thursday morning there was snow in northwest Oregon, including around Salem and Portland. This Saturday, Caly will then spread into the Plains and upper Midwest, while on Sunday, snow will spread into the Northeast, potentially hitting cities including Detroit, Cleveland and Pittsburgh.
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2016-12-09 10:46 Liam Quinn www.dailymail.co.uk
12 /100 12 /100 1.0 Edlington torture brothers plea win right to lifetime anonymity (1.02/12) A High Court judge has granted indefinite anonymity to two brothers who were aged 10 and 11 when they tortured two young boys in a case which shocked Britain. The pair have been freed from an indeterminate period in custody handed to them following the horrific incident in 2009, which became known as the Edlington Case, after the former South Yorkshire pit village where it happened. A court order made at the time granted them anonymity until they were both 18. As one of the two brothers approaches his 18th birthday, lawyers acting for the pair went to the High Court injunction to extend their anonymity indefinitely. High Court judge Sir Geoffrey Vos ruled that they should remain anonymous today. The brothers' attack on the two boys, who were nine and 11, caused a wave of revulsion across the country and drew comparisons with the murder of two-year-old James Bulger in 1993. They lured their victims to a secluded spot in Edlington, near Doncaster, and subjected them to 90 minutes of violence and sexual humiliation. The victims were throttled with cable, cut with barbed wire, battered with rocks and branches, covered in burning plastic sheeting, had a cigarette plunged into an open wound and were punched, kicked and jumped on. The brothers said they attacked the boys because they were 'bored' and had 'nowt else to do'. They said they only stopped because their arms were 'aching'. The father of the older victim fears the pair will re-offend and told the Mail that the pair should be identified. 'It's inhuman, what they did,' he said. 'Nobody would do that to another person unless there was something seriously wrong with their heads. People want to know who is living next to them – if they have maniacs down the road.' The grandfather of the young victim, now 16, said the boy was 'still trying to put it behind him'. He added: 'I don't agree that [the attackers] should be given lifelong anonymity after what they did.' Derek Wright, who helped the younger boy after finding him wandering the streets covered in blood and mud immediately after the attack, also said the brothers should not receive anonymity. Mr Wright said: 'I can still see his face when he was outside our house. Just his eyes and lips were visible, his face was covered in blood. 'They were animals and I've already told police I'm worried they'll do it again. Why should they have their identities protected?' His wife Jean added: 'People should have a right to know who is living on their street. People ought to be aware so they can protect their kids.' The boys' lawyers now say that they have been rehabilitated and neither 'has displayed any aggression or violent behaviour in the community'. They state that the older attacker, now aged 19, had 'some difficulties' in adjusting to normal life, but has built up a 'positive relationship' with his probation officer. His brother, who turns 18 on Sunday, 'is beginning to build the skills necessary for independent living'. Judge grants indefinite anonymity to brothers who tortured boys independent.ie
2016-12-09 09:46 Richard Spillett www.dailymail.co.uk
13 /100 1.2 Reward jumps to $120K for information leading to missing Farmington Hills woman Danielle Stislicki
(1.02/12) FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. (WXYZ) - Farmington Hills police confirm the reward for information leading to missing 28-year-old Danielle Stislicki has jumped to $120,000.
Stislicki disappeared without a trace. She was last seen in Southfield on December 2, but investigators say her car was found outside her apartment inside the Independence Green Apartments. Her purse and other belongings were left inside.
Danielle's Samsung cell phone is missing. It was in a rose-colored case.
During a news conference earlier this week, Danielle's parents asked anyone to come forward who saw their daughter's 2015 grey Jeep Renegade as it left the Met Life parking lot on Telegraph in Southfield around 5 p.m. on Friday, December 2. The bottom half of the Jeep was covered in mud.
On Saturday, December 3, her vehicle was discovered in front of the Independence Green Apartment Complex.
Danielle's parents believe she may be somewhere being held against her will.
Danielle was supposed to meet her best friend on Friday evening, but never showed up. Her friend became concerned when she didn't arrive and notified family.
Police have confirmed that there's a GoFundMe page set up by a family friend that's now reached more than $20,000. The money being raised as a reward for anyone with any information leading to the 28-year-old.
Her apartment complex, Independence Green, and her workplace, MetLife, are both each offering a $50,000 reward for information that leads to her safe return, as well as an arrest and conviction in the case.
Danielle is described as being 5'5" and weighing just over a 120 pounds. She was last seen wearing blue jeans, a black zip-up shirt, a blue Eddie Bauer coat, and burgundy boots.
The Farmington Hills Police Department is asking the public for help on the following (view items in photos above):
Reward tops $120K for missing Farmington Hills woman rssfeeds.detroitnews.com
2016-12-09 09:32 www.wxyz.com
14 /100 1.9 Moyes backs Sunderland strikers to sink Swansea
(1.02/12) Dec 9 (Reuters) - Sunderland Manager David Moyes is wary of Swansea City's midfield threat but is confident his strikers Jermain Defoe and Victor Anichebe will earn his team three Premier League points on Saturday. Sunderland, who are 18th in the table but have won three of their last four league games, visit bottom club Swansea who were trashed 5-0 by Tottenham Hotspur last weekend. Swansea put five goals past Crystal Palace in November, and Moyes said the team's midfield trio of Gylfi Sigurdsson, Jack Cork and Leroy Fer could pose problems. "Swansea have shown they can score goals but they've also shown they can concede," Moyes told reporters on Friday. "Sigurdsson, Cork and Fer are very good midfield players. At home, (Swansea) will want to get them on the ball. " Anichebe and Defoe have scored six goals for Sunderland in the past four games and Moyes is boosted by the return of striker Fabio Borini, who has been out since August with a groin injury. "Fabio is just about ready to be involved after one week in training," the manager said, adding that Anichebe, brought in as a free agent in September, had impressed him with his contribution. "I think Victor Anichebe coming in has exceeded many expectations, but I always believed he had a lot more to offer," Moyes said. "(Defoe) is also in a real purple patch. He's fit, he's sharp and I hope he keeps scoring goals. " Striker Duncan Watmore faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury in Sunderland's 2-1 win over Leicester last weekend. "Losing Duncan is really bad news for us and terrible news for the boy because he's been doing so well," the Scotsman added. "When the swelling is down he will have his operation and hopefully we can get him back as soon as possible. " (Reporting by Debanjan Bose in Bengaluru, editing by Ed Osmond) Sunderland boss David Moyes thinks Swansea manager Bob Bradley needs more time independent.ie
2016-12-09 08:59 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
15 /100 (1.02/12) 1.9 Man Shot While Playing Dice In Lawndale CHICAGO (CBS) — A man was shot early Friday in the Lawndale neighborhood on the West Side.
At 12:46 a.m., the 19-year-old was outside in the 1200 block of South Troy playing dice with another person who left the game, came back with a handgun and opened fire, according to Chicago Police.
The man was shot in the arm and taken to West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park, where he was in good condition, police said.
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Man shot while playing dice in Lawndale chicago.suntimes.com
2016-12-09 08:27 chicago.cbslocal.com
16 /100 3.4 Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers heading to DTE Energy Music Theatre this summer (1.02/12) (WXYZ) - Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers will be playing DTE Energy Music Theatre this summer.
The band is on their 40th Anniversary Tour.
The concert date at DTE is on Tuesday, July 18.
Tickets are set to go on sale December 16 at 10 a.m. Tickets can be purchased at Livenation.com , Palacenet.com , The Palace Ticket Store and all Ticketmaster locations. More details can be found here.
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers bringing 40th anniversary tour to Michigan mlive.com
2016-12-09 08:16 www.wxyz.com
17 /100 5.3 Trump rally; Banana takeover; Checking consumer confidence
(1.02/12) U. S. stock futures are steady, and investors appear to be satisfied with taking a breather for now.
The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 have each jumped by more than 2% so far this week. The Nasdaq is up more than 3%.
2. Global market overview: Stock markets around the world aren't making any big moves.
European stocks are mixed in early trading. Italian and Greek markets are each off by about 1%, but other indexes are sitting pretty.
Asian markets closed the week with mixed results.
One standout performer was Japan's Nikkei, which jumped 1.2% to just below 19,000 points. However, that's still below recent highs set in 2015 when the Nikkei was trading around 21,000 points.
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3. This deal is bananas: Irish banana company Fyffes has agreed to a takeover offer from Japanese conglomerate Sumitomo. Shares in the banana company surged after the announcement.
Rival banana firm Chiquita had previously been interested in buying Fyffes, but the deal was never completed.
4. Post-election pop in consumer confidence?: The University of Michigan's consumer confidence index is being released at 10 a.m. ET.
U. S. consumer confidence rose sharply in November and the new figures are expected to show the good mood continued in early December. The stock market's record-breaking performance should probably help.
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5. Coming this week:
Friday - U. S. government spending measure expires
Kirk Douglas turns 100, Gaitlinburg to reopen and more: 5 things you need to know Friday rssfeeds.usatoday.com
2016-12-09 06:56 Alanna Petroff rss.cnn.com
18 /100 0.0 Girl getting off Cumberland County school bus hit by passing truck (1.02/12) Roseboro, N. C. — A 5-year-old girl was injured when she was hit by a passing truck while getting off a stopped school bus in Cumberland County on Thursday, authorities said.
The incident happened on Highway 210 in Roseboro, and the Beaver Dam Elementary School student was taken to the hospital. The extent of her injuries was not immediately available.
The truck was traveling in the opposite direction of the bus and appeared to not stop for the bus. 8-year-old NC girl hit by truck that passed stopped school bus, driver charged myfox8.com
2016-12-09 06:03 WRAL www.wral.com
19 /100 2.5 Father of Sandy Hook victim speaks out against 'hoaxers' (1.02/12) "They don't think anything bad ever happens, they don't think anyone ever gets hurt," said Len Pozner, a father of one of the 20 children killed in the mass shooting. "They think whenever they see anything on the web or on television that is a crime or mass casualty event that has to be a hoax. "
The father received voice mails from what he called a "hoaxer," and has experienced other online hate as well. Pozner said, "They're pretty intense. ... I still remember the chills that were running down my body, hearing the voice mails. It's over the top. "
When he began to see the hoax content appearing online, he worked to take down every video depicting false evidence, and created an organization called the HONR Networks to help him do so.
"There were news reports that had some conflicting information, and so we worked to clarify that information," Pozner said. "I call it a thought virus, because really what they want to do is they just want to replicate their way of thinking to other people. What we do is we reduce the content that's on the web. We've taken down probably thousands of pieces of content on the Internet. "
Pozner said this has become a part of his journey and the successes of taking down wrongful content and sharing the truth with others is what he focuses on. When Cooper asked if he thought the hoaxers will ever go away, he immediately said, "I don't think so, I don't think it will ever go away. "
Pozner asked to appear on the show via phone without identifying where he was or showing his face because of the online hate and death threats he's received. He said, "It's basically just hate, they're projecting hate onto people and if someone is visible and if someone is a victim of crime, it's easy to find people these days on the web, so it's easy to gain access to someone. " Father of Sandy Hook victim speaks out against ‘hoaxers’ myfox8.com
2016-12-09 06:00 Marisa Russell rss.cnn.com
20 /100 3.0 US STOCKS-Wall St aims at record highs as Trump rally rolls on (0.03/12) By Yashaswini Swamynathan Dec 9 (Reuters) - Major U. S. stock indexes took aim at record highs for the third straight day on Friday as a post- election rally showed no signs of abating. The "Trump rally" has been running since the Nov. 8 vote as investors bet President-elect Donald Trump's policies will boost economic growth and inflation. The three main U. S. indexes closed at record levels for the second day in a row on Thursday, while the small cap Russell 2000 and the Dow Transport hit all-time highs. Adding to the upbeat mood in the past weeks has been a spate of robust economic data, including on monthly hiring numbers, GDP growth and inflation, which have underscored the economy's strength. With the rally about to enter its second month, valuations may come under scrutiny. The S&P 500 is currently trading at about 17.5 times forward twelve-month earnings, above the 10-year median of nearly 15 times, according to Thomson Reuters StarMine. "We are leaning in the direction of going up, and at some point it will get too much, but apparently the market is telling us that today is not too much," said Kim Forrest, senior equity research analyst, Fort Pitt Capital Group in Pittsburgh. Oil prices rose 0.7 percent, up for the second day in a row, on optimism that a non-OPEC producers meeting would result in an agreement to bolster the group's output cut deal. Data on tap for Friday is a preliminary reading of the consumer sentiment index for December, which is expected to hit 94.5 after rising to a 6-month high the previous month. The report is due at 10:00 a.m. ET (1500 GMT). The resilience of the stock market will be put to test after the Federal Reserve's policy meeting next week, where traders expect a 94 percent chance of an interest rate increase. Dow e-minis were up 23 points, or 0.12 percent at 8:15 a.m. ET, with 9,371 contracts changing hands. S&P 500 e-minis were up 1 point, or 0.04 percent, with 88,063 contracts traded. Nasdaq 100 e-minis were up 9.25 points, or 0.19 percent, on volume of 10,878 contracts. Among stocks, Restoration Hardware plunged 17.80 percent to $32.05 premarket after the furniture retailer lowered its fourth-quarter profit forecast, citing slow sales in the holiday period. Wynn Resorts rose 7.5 percent to $95 after Macau, the world's biggest gambling hub, clarified it had not tightened daily cash withdrawal limits for Chinese gamblers. Broadcom rose 5.7 percent to $180.50 after the chipmaker reported upbeat fourth-quarter results and forecast, and doubled its dividend. Biogen rose 4.3 percent to $302.10 following a study that showed higher doses of its Alzheimer's drug appeared to reduce the risk of brain swelling. (Reporting by Yashaswini Swamynathan in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza and Saumyadeb Chakrabarty) US STOCKS-Futures rise as 'Trump rally' rolls on dailymail.co.uk
2016-12-09 10:04 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
21 /100 0.0 Antonio Conte struggling to accept Chelsea's 'title favourites' tag (0.01/12) Antonio Conte insists it is "difficult to accept" Chelsea as Premier League title favourites, despite their crushing win at Manchester City. The wary Blues boss believes he will have a clearer picture of Chelsea's title chances at the end of the hectic Christmas schedule. Conte was at pains to point out that Chelsea started the season as "underdogs", so has refused to countenance installing the west London outfit as league favourites despite his men topping the table. Chelsea host West Brom at Stamford Bridge on Sunday with Conte desperate to ram home the message that his players must maintain a steely focus. Asked if the 3-1 win at Manchester City leaves Chelsea as title favourites, Conte replied: "It's difficult to accept this, because I think we have played only 14 games, and to finish that first part of the season, there is the second part. "We started as underdogs this season, and I think now it's very difficult to accept this, but it's normal if you're playing good football and winning a lot of games. "It's important to continue, that from this win we don't lose our hunger. " John Terry has not recovered from his gluteal strain so will miss the West Brom tussle, but Nemanja Matic has beaten a calf problem. Chelsea face Sunderland, Palace, Bournemouth and Stoke following Sunday's West Brom clash - and all before the end of the month. Conte repeatedly stressed the importance of keeping his players focused in previewing the West Brom showdown, moving on to illustrate just how much importance he places on his squad producing the goods in training. "It's always difficult to say if these five games are a great opportunity," said Conte. "This league has taught me that every game is very tough. "If you don't face every game with great concentration and preparation you can find yourself in trouble. "Sunday is the type of game we can find difficult if we don't put the same concentration, the same focus, that we had in the previous games. "The best reply from my players is to be focused every day during the training session. "If you have a good training session you show me that you are focused for the game. "It's important to talk with the players, but the reply in training and on the pitch is important. " Conte insisted "January is far away" in fending off all transfer window talk, from rumours over Chelsea eyeing Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez to the long-term Stamford Bridge futures of Cesc Fabregas and John Obi Mikel. Fabregas has been linked with a move away from Chelsea but produced a compelling showing in the win at Manchester City, leaving Conte purring over his attitude. Asked if Fabregas provided an example for the whole squad with his composure in biding his time then taking his chance, Conte replied: "For sure, I want this. "If there is good competition, great competition, this is very important. "If I haven't a problem for the decision and it's always the same line-up, that's not good. "It means that our level, our squad is improving. It's important to continue this challenge. "
Chelsea can live up to favourites tag - Premier League predictions with odds and tips dailymail.co.uk
2016-12-09 10:47 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk
22 /100 0.6 Synergy Pharma's irritable bowel drug succeeds in key study (0.01/12) Dec 9 (Reuters) - Synergy Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental once-daily tablet, plecanatide, met the main goal of a late-stage study on irritable bowel syndrome patients with constipation (IBS- C), according to an analysis of preliminary data. The New York-based company's shares jumped about 16.7 percent to $6.47 before the bell on Friday. The two doses being tested outperformed a placebo in patients who were overall responders. Overall responders are patients whose abdominal pain was reduced by 30 percent or more and whose spontaneous bowel movements increased at least once in the same week, for at least half of the 12 treatment weeks, Synergy Pharma said. The most common side effect across the 1,135 adult patients in the trial was diarrhea. Data on a second late-stage IBS-C study is expected to come later this month. The U. S. Food and Drug Administration is reviewing plecanatide for the treatment of chronic idiopathic constipation, and is expected to reveal its decision by Jan. 29. The company plans to submit an application to market the drug for IBS-C patients in 2017, it said on Friday. Plecanatide, which consists of 16 amino acids, is designed to stimulate fluid secretion and promote stool consistency. Irritable bowel syndrome is a chronic condition and has three forms: constipation (IBS-C), diarrhea (IBS- D), or mixed (IBS-M). About 4-5 percent of American adults suffer from IBS-C, though this number may vary as patients often fluctuate between the three subtypes. (Reporting by Natalie Grover in Bengaluru; Editing by Savio D'Souza) Synergy Pharma's bowel drug succeeds in key study dailymail.co.uk
2016-12-09 10:14 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
23 /100 2.4 Belo admits getting starstruck with Yap defending him
(0.01/12) Known as the face of the PBA for so long, James Yap has inspired a lot of players for the past decade and a half as he went on to win two league Most Valuable Player awards.
And even Mac Belo was no exception.
The rookie admitted being speechless when Blackwater played Rain or Shine on Friday.
“I was starstruck,” he said.
READ: Rain or Shine back on track, sends Blackwater to 2nd loss
There were a handful of times in the first half when Yap guarded Belo, and to the latter’s dismay, his emotions got the better of him.
“My shot went short when he was the one guarding me,” he said.
But it wasn’t just against Yap, as Belo shot horribly from the field, going on a 6-of-16 clip to finish with 13 points and nine rebounds.
In turn, the Elite fell for the second consecutive game, this time in a 107-93 loss to the Elasto Painters.
Belo said the Rain or Shine defense made him uncomfortable, as taller defenders ranging from Yap, Gabe Norwood, and Raymond Almazan took turns in schooling the neophyte.
“They had great defense on me. They had taller and lengthier defenders on me and I had a hard time shooting the ball,” he said.
That also goes for the whole Elite crew, as they shot 42-percent from the field in the game.
Belo also noted that players tried to take matters into their own hands in trying to trim down the lead. And the results was disastrous as Rain or Shine coasted to a 22-point edge, 99-77, midway in the fourth.
“We played individually on offense. We can’t find the open man so we were pressed to shoot forced shots,” he said.
Belo is hopeful that the five-day break will allow the Elite to re-assess their miscues and bounce back against NLEX on Wednesday.
“We have to review all of our mistakes. We need to work harder so we can bounce back next game,” he said.
James Yap wants to beat old team Star sports.inquirer.net
2016-12-09 00:00 Randolph B sports.inquirer.net
24 /100 1.3 NBA roundup: recap, scores, notes for every game played on December 7 (0.01/12) Houston Rockets 134, Los Angeles Lakers 95
HOUSTON -- Eric Gordon scored 26 points in 23 minutes off the bench and James Harden added 25 points and eight assists as the Houston Rockets throttled the Los Angeles Lakers 134-95 on Wednesday night at Toyota Center.
Gordon made 9 of 13 shots from the field and a career-high eight 3- pointers to pace the onslaught.
The Rockets (15-7) extended their NBA-record streak of games with at least 10 3-pointers to 21, finishing 15 of 36 from behind the arc en route to their sixth victory in seven games.
The Rockets torching the short-handed Lakers' defense, which offered little resistance save for one fleeting stretch in the second quarter.
Atlanta Hawks 103, Miami Heat 95
ATLANTA -- Dwight Howard posted his 16th double-double with 23 points and 17 rebounds and helped Atlanta end its seven-game losing streak with a win over Miami at Philips Arena.
Howard shot 9 for 11 from the floor and was 5 for 6 at the line. Seven of his rebounds came on the offensive glass and Howard had four assists and two blocks.
Just as important was the veteran's presence on defense, where he was instrumental in helping Atlanta limit Miami's Hassan Whiteside to only eight points -- 10 below his season average -- on 4-for-12 shooting. Whiteside was whistled for three offensive fouls.
Milwaukee Bucks 115, Portland Trail Blazers 107
MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo recorded his second triple-double of the season, and Jabari Parker scored 27 points as Milwaukee rallied in the second half for a victory over Portland at the Bradley Center.
Antetokounmpo scored 15 points to go along with 12 rebounds and 11 assists in 40 minutes.
Parker scored 10 of his points in the third quarter, hitting 4 of 8 shots as the Bucks connected at a 61.1 percent clip and took a nine-point lead into the fourth.
Brooklyn Nets 116, Denver Nuggets 111
NEW YORK -- Brook Lopez scored 24 points as Brooklyn blew most of a 29-point lead and held on for a victory over Denver.
Lopez was among five starters in double figures for Brooklyn, which wobbled to the finish of its second win in 10 games.
The Nets held a 92-63 lead with 5:56 remaining in the third quarter but were outscored 48-24 the rest of the way. Brooklyn never trailed but misfired on 20 of 24 shots in the fourth quarter.
Boston Celtics 117, Orlando Magic 87
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Avery Bradley scored 23 points in leading Boston to a victory over Orlando at the Amway Center.
The Celtics were without leading scorer Isaiah Thomas , who missed the game with a groin strain, but they still dominated the second half. The Magic never got closer than 12 points in the fourth quarter.
Reserve Terry Rozier scored 16 points and grabbed five rebounds. Amir Johnson scored 13 points and grabbed five rebounds. Jae Crowder had 15 points and a team-high 10 rebounds. Marcus Smart, starting in place of Thomas, scored 13 points. Rookie Jalen Brown had 13 points. Charlotte Hornets 87, Detroit Pistons 77
CHARLOTTE, N. C. -- Kemba Walker scored 25 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, and Charlotte ground out an ugly win over Detroit at the Spectrum Center.
The Hornets shot just 34.1 percent from the field (30 of 88). However, they committed only five turnovers all night and made 16 more free throws than the visitors, going 21 of 29 from the line to Detroit's 5 of 8.
Charlotte gained a bit of revenge after the Pistons rolled to a 112-89 win at Spectrum Center eight days earlier.
Cleveland Cavaliers 126, New York Knicks 94 NEW YORK -- Kyrie Irving continued his mastery over New York at Madison Square Garden, scoring 28 points in Cleveland's win over the Knicks.
Irving is averaging 28.4 points in six games at Madison Square Garden, his highest scoring average among all NBA arenas.
LeBron James added 25 points and Kevin Love contributed 21 points in the Cavaliers' second straight road win. Cleveland knocked off the Toronto Raptors 116-112 on Monday.
It was the sixth time this season and the 16th time since the 2014-15 season that Irving, James and Love all scored at least 20 points in a game.
Sacramento Kings 120, Dallas Mavericks 89
DALLAS -- DeMarcus Cousins flirted with a triple-double to lead Sacramento past Dallas at American Airlines Center.
The Kings snapped a three-game losing streak and completed a 2-3 road trip with their largest margin of victory (31) this season. Sacramento has also won four of its last five meetings against Dallas.
The first of three matchups this season was iced before the fourth quarter, as the Kings turned a close game at halftime into a rout. Sacramento was up just 56-52 at the break before racing out to as much as 23-point lead in the third.
Indiana Pacers 109, Phoenix Suns 94
PHOENIX -- Paul George scored 25 points and Indiana pulled away in the fourth quarter for a win over Phoenix.
Myles Turner had 20 points and Jeff Teague added 19 for the Pacers, who rebounded from a 36-point loss to the Golden State Warriors on Sunday by splitting the season series with Phoenix.
George sat out the 116-96 loss to the Suns in Indiana on Nov. 18 with an injury but collected 13 rebounds and capped off the win by banking in his only 3-pointer of the night with 14 seconds left.
Golden State Warriors 115, Los Angeles Clippers 98
LOS ANGELES -- Klay Thompson scored 24 points and Draymond Green added 22 as Golden State beat the Clippers for the seventh time in a row.
Stephen Curry missed all eight 3-point attempts but still tallied 19 points, seven steals and six assists for the Warriors, who have won the last four meetings at Staples Center.
Jamal Crawford led the Clippers with 21 points. Chris Paul recorded 15 points, six rebounds and five assists for Los Angeles, which has dropped five of its last seven contests. NBA roundup: recap, scores, notes for every game played on December 8 upi.com
2016-12-09 09:08 www.upi.com
25 /100 1.1 What can we learn from Liam Fox's book? (Or, at least, from the first chapter) Theresa May's fight against burning injustice can start with the UN's anti-austerity treaty (0.01/12) It’s a weird and wacky world, people, and we reach for political theory as a way of understanding the myriad linkages – ideological, emotional – between collectives of all sorts and individuals. Reach for political theory, and more importantly political history, for surely it can only be through an understanding of history that we can hope to reach into the shaken-up snow- globe and make sure the itty-bitty little snowman doesn’t get blown to buggery by the winds of change? For profundities such as the above I am indebted, latterly, to Dr Liam Fox, the erstwhile defence minister and currently Theresa May’s International Trade supremo – latterly because I’m primarily indebted to civil servants in his new bailiwick who have revealed to Private Eye that Dr Fox has insisted that they buy his 2013 globalisation excursus, Rising Tides: Facing the Challenges of a New Era , if they want to do just that.
The Eye snarked that Dr Fox’s book had sold just 1,876 copies thus far, but in fact that’s a perfectly respectable sale for a title by a contemporary politician. Ask the residents of Southmoor in Essex how they feel about instantly remaindered political books – half the village disappeared last year into a sinkhole that opened up when thousands of copies of On a Clear Day by David Blunkett, which had been buried in an adjacent landfill, reached a critical point of putrefaction. Some might describe this as ironic, others as justice. Anyway, inspired by Dr Fox’s self-conviction, and wanting to know what we can expect from the man who will be guiding our destiny as a trading nation through the savage cross-currents in the coming years, I hied me to the Amazon cloud reader to read the free sample.
Some might say this was the act of a hack who cares naught for the intellectual property of other writers, and is not prepared to put in the hard work required to understand the full compass of Dr Fox’s thinking, but my view is that the man himself will sympathise with my raw intellectual hunger. So pithily apodeictic (though simultaneously lyrical) is his own writing, that I came away from the free sample richer, wiser, and well equipped to advance his ideas to New Statesman readers – for which I believe both he, and you, will be grateful.
So, I mentioned history earlier, but let the man himself tell you how important it is to him, and us. “I am not one of those who believes that history repeats itself in the most literal sense,” Dr Fox writes, “but I do believe that the types of problems we face are repeated in time and realm.” True, it’s hard to think which “those” he might be thinking of, beyond the character of Phil Connors in Groundhog Day , but otherwise I think this is positively seer-like stuff.
Dr Fox’s use of the slightly archaic “realm” in the above may have given you pause for thought. Masterful prose writer that he is, he is softening his readers up for what comes next: a quotation from that great chronicler of humankind’s history, J R Tolkien. And this, if I interpret it rightly, suggests that when trying to understand the motivation of jihadists, our best guide is the psychology of, um, orcs. But the history of Middle Earth alone cannot supply wisdom – neither for concerned citizens nor for the elves who lead them. For that, we require additional professional expertise, and Dr Fox is once again our man. Like the great Socrates, upon whose method he has undoubtedly based his own, Dr Fox teases out the technê of statecraft by analogy with his own illustrious medical career, in which: “The first task was to gather all the data possible about the patient and their complaint.”
Yes! How true this is. It makes me think of a hypothetical patient (or politician) whose complaint is that although he once held one of the high offices of state – one that requires of its incumbent great probity and discretion – he nonetheless attended many important meetings accompanied by an adviser who had no security clearance, and who had extensive links to lobbyists for defence contractors. Further, it makes me hypothesise that this patient (or politician), set up a “charity” to fund the activities of this “adviser”, which in turn had to shut down because of a mephitic odour, which – were I to have Dr Fox’s training – I’d probably diagnose as symptomatic of rot. It’s true that Dr Fox cautions his readers to “skip over any detail which seems excessive”, but then again: “I believe history brings some context to the subjects covered, something I think is often missed in contemporary debate.” Yes; and if it were the case that the same hypothetical patient had overclaimed the most expenses of any Tory frontbencher – including the rent on a flat used by the aforementioned special adviser – well, that would seem to provide some context for understanding how he’d function were he, once more, to hold a high office of state.
These, it seems, are the sorts of things being missed by contemporary debate. It’s as if the result of the EU referendum in June hit some sort of hard reset in the British political system: everything was turned off and turned on again, and in the process we have indeed forgotten our history, and so, like Phil Connors, we are doomed to repeat it. Thank the Lord for Dr Fox, whose civil servants will by now have absorbed their new boss’s forensic credo. When he was a general practitioner, having dealt with his own patients’ history and placed their symptoms in the right context: “The third task was to determine the course of treatment in the light of best accepted practice and the most up-to-date information available.”
Hear, hear! Given that the most up-to-date information available is that our hypothetical patient- cum-politician is still mired in the rising tide of his own bullshit, the most advisable course of treatment would appear to be euthanasia. After all, Dr Fox isn’t one of those who believes that history literally repeats itself – so a second resignation is out of the question.
Fifty years ago this month the United Nations presciently adopted a treaty creating legal safety nets for vulnerable communities facing the effects of austerity in wealthier democracies.
Although this treaty applies to all countries, rich and poor, in prosperity or austerity, this anniversary provides a timely reminder that the treaty has much to offer both those who are just managing and those who are unable to manage.
Admittedly the treaty's title does not trip easily off the tongue - it is called the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. However, with protests against globalization expressed in the UK with Brexit, in America with Donald Trump and most recently in Italy and France, the Covenant, although international, places limits on globalisation, because it places vulnerability and community at its centre.
The rights protected by the Covenant include the right to payment for work at a level which provides a "decent living for themselves and their families", the right of everyone to adequate food and housing and the right to the "continuous improvement of living conditions". There are also provisions, which oblige the government to make higher education progressively free, and a right to the highest attainment of health.
The International Covenant is legally binding on the United Kingdom but the Covenant has been deprioritised by successive governments of all political persuasions. This is for a number of reasons, including a lack of knowledge about courts around the world which have dealt with these rights.
Successive British governments have assumed that social justice rights are incapable of being protected by courts. In fact, this stems from a failure to look at how an increasing number of modern democracies, including most of Latin America, South Africa and some European states, effectively protect rights such as the highest standard of health and adequate housing.
Many modern democracies regard social justice rights as reinforcing democracy and an essential component of the rule of law. It is no coincidence that this failure to keep up with social justice developments overseas has left those vulnerable and socially immobile without a legal remedy.
Many of the rights in a sister Covenant, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, are now reflected in UK law, such as the right to freedom of expression and belief. But there is, despite the NHS, no right to the highest attainable standard of health. This prompts the question: Why have the Prime Minister, the Labour and Liberal parties not called for the Covenant’s rights to be brought back home? This question is particularly pertinent now as the Prime Minister in her inaugural speech stated that her goal was to fight "against the burning injustice that if you are born poor, you will die on average nine years earlier than others".
The only attention paid by governments has been to report as required by the Covenant on how the UK has implemented the treaty, and then to consider the recommendations of the United Nations Committee overseeing the Covenant. This, however, does not provide a remedy for those receiving the half a million emergency food parcels that the Trussell Trust said that it distributed between April and September.
Strategically, the UK needs to adopt a two-pronged policy. The first step is a simple and free international remedy, which 22 countries allow their citizens to use. The UK ought to ratify the International Protocol to the Covenant, which allows people to petition the UN Committee. As the system does not involve costs, there is no need for the government to provide legal aid. The advantage of this first step is that it would allow a decision to be reached as to whether for example, the UK government is fulfilling its duty to provide adequate nutrition to specific individuals by relying to such an extent on food banks. Secondly, as Brexit means removing those in the UK from the protection of the EU’s Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms, which enshrines some social justice rights, the UK urgently needs to ensure that social rights are protected. The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights expressly protects human dignity, which it states is inviolable and which, as a specific right, is not found in the Human Rights Act or the European Convention on Human Rights. The Charter also protects European dimensions of the rights of older people to live a life of dignity and independence, and a right of access to preventive health care, both of which are essential. It is not clear from the government’s Brexit plans so far that these rights will be continued. A Bill of Rights, which is Human Rights Act Plus, however, would provide such an opportunity.
It may be tempting to argue that this is not the time to consider additional rights, and that rather than seek to expand human rights protection, all energies should be harnessed to defend the Human Rights Act. However, although the rights in the Human Rights Act are constitutionally essential, it was never designed to guard against social immobility or the wealth gap. The raison d’etre of human rights is that all rights are indivisible and equal and the truth is despite the despite the Act being called ‘human rights’, many essential human rights are missing. After fifty years it is time for the UK to reassess the potential of the International Covenant.
Professor Geraldine Van Bueren QC is Professor of International Human Rights Law, Queen Mary, London and Visiting Fellow of Kellogg College, Oxford.
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2016-12-09 18:12 Ian Hislop www.newstatesman.com
26 /100 0.0 Fake 'happy hour playset' draws outrage online A fake 'happy hour' playset that had parents believe Santa Claus was telling their toddlers to spend more time at the bar drew outrage online, even though it was only the product of a trickster's imagination. Photos of the fake playset began circulating on social media earlier this week, prompting outraged comments from adults who thought it was a real, poor-taste toy that had no place under the Christmas tree. Some suspected it was a joke but thought the mere image, real or not, was intolerable. The fake playset featured three toddlers at a miniature pretend bar counter. One of them seemed to be playing the part of the bartender, wiping the counter with a grumpy frown. The other two looked as if they were holding bottles - not the kind usually reserved for babies. But Fisher-Price, whose logo appeared on the fake image, promptly dispelled any doubt and told concerned parents that the playset was not being manufactured or endorsed by them. Some parents still thought the joke was distasteful, while others got ribbed for lacking a sense of humor. 'I think this is a terrible gift,' one Facebook user wrote, apparently thinking the playset was real. 'Hard to comprehend a company making such a thing. 'You may not think this so funny [sic] in a few years! Why would you trivialize drinking with small children! 'They will be impressed with the "coolness" of it. You may not think it so great [sic] when they have a problem or kill someone else drinking and driving!' Another poster wrote: 'Well I guess they want them to learn at a young age' next to a dismayed emoji. Others were more measured, with one woman explaining she agreed the set could be viewed as problematic, adding: 'But at the same time it's not like it's a toy where you learn to drink alcohol there's nothing wrong with being a bartender but I do think it's odd that it's a toy for toddlers.' A man named Brian posted a photo on Fisher-Price's Facebook wall, prompting the company to respond: 'Hi, Brian! Thanks for reaching out! This product is not endorsed, produced or approved by Fisher-Price.' One parent understood the set was not real but still found the photo too distasteful to handle. 'Even though this is fake, having a child of my own, this is incredibly disgusting. "Jokes" are why this world is full of users,' the parent wrote. Others found the joke funny and took it to new heights, with one woman speculating that a White Russian cocktail with breast milk would be delicious.
2016-12-09 10:49 Clemence Michallon www.dailymail.co.uk
27 /100 0.8 How you can EAT your way to glowing, clear skin (and yes, you can still have chocolate!) We are what we eat, so the saying goes - and according to experts, it's absolutely true. Femail has revealed how you can eat your way to glowing clear and blemish-free skin by eating the right foods. And if you thought chocolate gave you spots, think again, as the sweet treat can actually improve your skin, say health gurus. We've rounded up the 12 foods we should all be eating if we want perfect skin. AVOCADOS It's the monounsaturated fatty acids in avocados which give the fruit its health benefits - and these are also the things which will help improve our skin as they improve skin elasticity, according to Dr Oz. They are also hydrating - good for more youthful looking skin - and rich in copper, which helps repair collagen. WALNUTS These nuts soften your skin, New York dermatologist David Bank told Fitness Magazine. 'Walnuts contain omega-3 essential fatty acids, which can improve skin's elasticity,' Dr. Bank says. And like avocados, they are also full of copper. CHOCOLATE Yes, chocolate is good for your skin - well, dark chocolate is at least. The sweet treat is full of flavonoids, which are an antioxidant and help hydrate the skin, according to Prevention. YOGHURT Yoghurt can prevent wrinkles, according to Los Angeles dermatologist Jessica Wu. And that's because the protein in dairy helps the skin become firmer, and less likely to form lines, says Wu. POMEGRANATES The vitamin C in pomegranates can help turn a dry dull complexion into a glowing and clear one as the vitamin gets rid of dead cells and grows new, fresh ones. The antioxidants also help fight wrinkles, according to Dr Oz. PEPPERS Dr Wu told Fitnmess Magazine: 'Women who eat green and yellow vegetables regularly tend to have fewer wrinkles, especially around the eyes.' They're also packed full of antioxidants, which as we've already said can hydrate the skin and keep it looking fresh. BERRIES Eat up your blueberries, raspberries and strawberries as they can help improve your skin. It's the anthocyanin in these fruits which can help reduce signs of ageing, according to dietitian Stephanie Middleberg. HONEY Honey is good for the skin, whether you slather it on directly in a scrub or eat it from the jar with a spoon. It's the antioxidants and minerals such as magnesium inside honey that make it so good for skin health, according to Dr Oz. COCONUT However you use this as an ingredient - by drinking its water, by eating raw, or using in your cooking - coconut will benefit your skin. The good fats in coconut help fill cracks in your skin's surface, according to Dr Oz, giving you a more youthful and radiant complexion. TOMATOES This red fruit is an excellent source of selenium - a powerful antioxidant. Not only can it protect against skin cancer, but can clear up age spots and sun damage, according to BBC Good Food. GREEN TEA Drinking green tea can help clear up acne, according to Clear Skin Forever. It can make your skin produce less sebum, boost your immune system, and lessen inflammation - which will help give you a glowing, spot-free complexion. CHICKPEAS These pulses can be eaten as part of a low-glycemic diet, which Korean researchers found can reduce spots over a 10 week period. It's thought that foods that cause a blood sugar spike such as junk food can trigger hormonal changes, which is what gives you spots, so it makes sense that switching to a low-glycemic diet containing pulses low on the glycemic index will reduce blood sugar spikes and the chance of breakouts.
2016-12-09 10:48 Imogen Blake www.dailymail.co.uk
28 /100 2.1 Piers Morgan teases the Loose Women ladies as they TWERK in his honour He cheekily pretended to vomit after watching Madonna, 58, twerk in her Carpool Karaoke segment with James Corden. But the Loose Women were having none of it as they hit back at Piers Morgan with their dedicated #twerkforPiers segment on Friday's show, which saw them shake their behinds in solidarity with the pop star. However, giving as good as he got, the journalist, 51, got in touch with producers to send them a message of his own as he teased: 'For the love of God, put them away!' Scroll down for video In a clip he recorded specially for the Loose Ladies, he addressed Andrea McLean, Nadia Sawalha, Ayda Field and Kaye Adams as he quipped: 'For the love of God, put them away! 'The most important thing you can do is maintain your dignity.' 'Even Kim Kardashian said when you reach 35 you shouldn’t twerk anywhere but the bedroom,' he announced, ending with his plea to 'keep it classy'. The cheeky clip came after the foursome stood up during the show and twerked away with the audience, before encouraging the viewers to send in their own clips. As Ayda shouted out: 'Twerk until death!' Nadia added: 'I'm never going to stop dancing!' And Andrea addressed the broadcaster directly, explaining: 'Piers, that was for you!' Not impressed, Piers took to Twitter to share a clip of their dance moves, commenting: 'Oh Christ...' After the official Loose Women account then claimed the 'would not stop' them twerking, he fired back: 'Your dignity should stop you, ladies.' They then challenged him to a twerk off, to which he dryly responded: 'Not in a million years.' Their defiant act came after Piers was less than impressed with Madonna for twerking on The Late Show. During Tuesday's episode of Good Morning Britain, he said after watching the clip: 'Sorry I feel slightly nauseous. Has anyone got a bucket - hold on,' before pretending to vomit. Later on in the show, Piers showed another clip of the mother-of-four showing her sexy side on Corden's show. But he slammed the singer, saying: 'You can't be 58 and dancing around like that. Put it away!'
2016-12-09 10:48 Rebecca Lawrence www.dailymail.co.uk
29 /100 0.3 Anthony Joshua ready to give the fans what they want as he weighs in ahead of title fight Anthony Joshua restored some dignity to a big fight week in Manchester by shaking hands with his world heavyweight title challenger at the weigh in. That could not have been in more marked contrast to the disgraceful furniture throwing fiasco at the media conference sullied by Dereck Chisora and Dillian Whyte. Joshua and his Tex- Mex opponent Eric Molina showed proper respect for each other on the eve of their battle for the IBF belt. Joshua, at 17st 11lbs, hit the scales almost a stone heavier than Molina, who weigh 16st 13 and 3/4lbs. Amusingly, Joshua wore his sponsor’s music headphones while Molina sported a black fur Snoopy hat. Asked about the big punching power which Molina sights as his only knockout hope of a huge upset, Joshua said: ‘It will be block, parry, stay calm. No loading up with the punches just break him down. ‘When it comes to the finish I like to give the fans what they want… blood, sweat and tears.’ The heavyweight champion added: 'Little by little we're trying to make some history. Eric Molina is part of that journey. The odds are saying I'm the favourite but I don't see it like that. 'I've got to see Molina as a real challenger.'
2016-12-09 10:48 Jeff Powell www.dailymail.co.uk
30 /100 1.6 Boss Jurgen Klopp unable to give a date for Daniel Sturridge return from injury Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp admits he does not know when striker Daniel Sturridge will be fit to return. The England international has not played since November 19 because of a calf problem and his manager has already ruled him out of their next two matches against West Ham, this weekend, and Middlesbrough. Even then, Klopp will put no timescale on when the 27-year-old will be ready to come back - which is an issue considering Danny Ings has been ruled out for the rest of the season with knee ligament damage and Philippe Coutinho is out until the new year with an ankle injury. "I have no idea when he will be back," said Klopp. "Until now he didn't train. He wasn't 100 per cent yesterday but he will be on the pitch today but that means starting the work. He won't be with the team. " Asked what he could do about it the German, who said Sturridge was "not happy" added: "Nothing. Wait. That is my job. "That is the life of football. You cannot force things like this. "It is not important what the name of the player is or the quality of the player, you have to wait until they are back. "Sometimes you have to wait a little bit longer because you decide then what we had in the past (was better) and a few days' training would be nice before we start them again. "Of course it is not perfect in our situation with Phil and Danny. "I can't make pressure with making timelines. Hopefully he will be back as quick as possible but at this moment I have no idea. "He is not in training with the team at the moment so we don't have to think about him for the team with West Ham and Middlesbrough but maybe then. "What's the game after Middlesbrough? Everton? Oh! " Sturridge has made just 11 appearances this season, six as substitute, and his only goals have come in the EFL Cup with two apiece against Burton and Tottenham. His latest problem is his 22nd different injury since arriving on Merseyside in January 2013. Sturridge made just 14 Premier League appearances last season and only 12 in the 2014/15 campaign and has never made a league start for Liverpool in the month of December. His last Premier League start in December came for Chelsea on New Year's Eve 2011 against Aston Villa. One player who will be in the side for the visit of West Ham will be Loris Karius, despite criticism being levelled at him for errors in the 4-3 defeat at Bournemouth last weekend. Klopp, however, felt there was too much focus being placed on the goalkeeper he signed in the summer who has taken the place of Simon Mignolet, another who was prone to the odd mistake. "I heard the criticism was very harsh," said Klopp. "When we analysed the game I found eight players who could have defended the (winning) goal before Loris was involved. "He made a mistake too - even the best goalkeepers in the world still make mistakes. "We know we have to deal with pressure. There is no perfect recipe for development but 'close your ears' helps a lot. I am quite good at this actually. Hopefully he can adapt to my skills. "
2016-12-09 10:47 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk
31 /100 1.5 Football-sized drone flies within yards of passenger jet bound for Heathrow A drone the size of a football was flown as close as 20 yards from a passenger jet, according to an official investigation. The drone passed the right wing of an Airbus A320 at 6.05pm on August 4 over Biggin Hill, greater London, which was bound for Heathrow Airport. The UK Airprox Board (UKAB) said the aircraft's first officer shouted 'look!' as the device passed the plane at around 11,000 ft and was about 20 to 40 yards from it. The incident, combined with two others that took place in Manchester and the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, have renewed fears that the devices could cause a major accident. A minority of drone operators are 'flagrantly disregarding regulation and common sense' in pursuit of 'ever more spectacular video footage', the board warned. The incident involving the A320 was assessed as having the most serious degree of risk. There was insufficient time for the flight crew to take action to avoid a potential collision with the drone, which had a flashing magenta light. Air traffic control was immediately alerted to the near miss which occurred when the airliner was in a holding pattern over Biggin Hill. Details were passed to the Metropolitan Police but the drone operator could not be traced. The UKAB concluded that the person flying the drone had endangered the A320 and its occupants while flying in restricted airspace without permission. Civil Aviation Authority rules also state that drones should not be flown above 400 feet. A collision 'had only been narrowly avoided' and chance had played a 'major part', the report noted. The incident was one of three near misses involving drones which were investigated by the UKAB at its latest meeting. On July 20 an Embraer 190 jet was in a climbing turn at 2,700 feet over the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in Stratford, east London, shortly after taking off from London City Airport when a drone passed just nine metres above it and 20 yards to its left. In another case on the same day, a sharp-edged bright yellow drone with a width of 60cm was flown at 'exactly the level of the flight deck window' of a Boeing 767 aircraft approaching Manchester Airport. The report found that the device was 'so close it must have passed over the right wing'. In both examples the drone operators were not found and the incidents were recorded as having the highest level of risk. Last month the Civil Aviation Authority launched a website to promote its code of conduct for drone users - named the Dronecode - which has been revised in a bid to make it easier to understand. A spokesman for the regulator said: 'It is totally unacceptable to fly drones close to aircraft and airports. Anyone flouting the rules can face severe penalties including up to five years in prison.' Some 59 near misses involving drones have featured in UKAB reports over the past 12 months.
2016-12-09 10:46 Isobel Frodsham www.dailymail.co.uk
32 /100 32 /100 0.0 Badminton loses out as UK Sport announces Tokyo funding Badminton was the big loser after UK Sport announced its investment in Olympic and Paralympic sports for Tokyo 2020. Badminton has had its funding cut despite Marcus Ellis and Chris Langridge winning bronze to secure Britain's first men's doubles medal at Rio this year. Archery, fencing, weightlifting and wheelchair rugby will also not receive funding over the next Olympic cycle. Badminton had its funding cut from £7.4million to £5.9million after London 2012, after no players managed the minimum fourth to eighth-placed finish which had been targeted. Yet despite the surprise success of Ellis and Langridge, the sport will not get a slice of the £345million of National Lottery and government funding which UK Sport has announced will be invested over the next four years. UK Sport CEO Liz Nicholl said: "With each of the sports affected we have a commitment to see their transition out of funding is supported. "They have got medal potential they have progressed as sports, but we cannot reach to funding them for Tokyo. Conversations are going on with those sports. "
2016-12-09 10:45 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk
33 /100 1.9 Motsoeneng 'squatting' at SABC - former board member Cape Town - Former SABC board member Krish Naidoo says Hlaudi Motsoeneng is "squatting" at the broadcaster, and can't understand how so many professionals are afraid of a "high school dropout".
Naidoo was testifying under oath before Parliament's ad hoc committee looking into the fitness of the SABC board on Friday.
He said, in his time at the broadcaster, former chief operating officer (COO) Motsoeneng had so much power that his "group" could change the recorded time of day in meeting minutes.
"Why were so many educated professionals so beholden to a high school dropout? " he said, while reading out a statement.
"At times, it got so bad, that if one even argued about the time of the day, the outcome would invariably be what the 'Hlaudi group' wanted. " He said the appointment of Motsoeneng as permanent COO in July 2014 was the best indication of this fear. Naiddo said he had voted against it.
After his appointment, Naidoo wrote to company secretary Theresa Geldenhuys to hold an urgent meeting, but received a negative response from her.
Motsoeneng's qualifications
READ: Hlaudi's R500k demand, Guptas, 'Pretoria' take centre stage in SABC inquiry
He cited Motsoeneng's most recent appointment to group executive of corporate affairs as another example, saying it was advised by "some lawyer" at the SABC, and not the board.
"In my view that was unlawful. Here we had someone who had no right to be at a national key point. In fact, he was squatting at a national key point. "
He said Hlaudi's qualifications also disqualified him from the position.
Naidoo, a lawyer by profession, said he learnt of Motsoeneng's reappointment on television, and had written to the board many times to provide legal advice.
"The fact that there were so many clouds around him warranted due process into his appointment. "
He requested a special board meeting in February 2015 with board chairperson Mbulaheni Maguvhe, following a letter written by Democratic Alliance MP Gavin Davis, in which he said that the SABC had violated the Broadcasting Act and Company's Act.
That also fell on deaf ears.
No parliamentary support
Naidoo also lamented the treatment of former SABC board members by, not only the executives, but also Parliament's previous portfolio committee on communications.
"Some board members were removed unlawfully, and unsuccessful attempts were made to remove me. "
He said Ronnie Lubisi, Hope Zinde and Rachel Kalidass all suffered poor treatment after standing against Motsoeneng's 2014 appointment to COO.
He said Lubisi was charged with "conflict of interest", and Kalidass accused of "fraud".
All were removed by a simple majority decision, despite their protestations. They had also written to the portfolio committee.
"I found it quite strange for some reason that the portfolio committee took the decision that it [their removal] was lawful.
"How do clear thinking members of Parliament come to that decision? "
He said if the portfolio committee's decision was not political interference, then the MPs were "just not clued up on the law". The company secretary should have done much more to give proper guidance to the board, he said.
Unilateral decisions
Naidoo was asked to give another example of Motsoeneng flouting procedure in making decisions.
"I remember this controversial decision about local content, and Mr Motsoeneng made the decision to air 90% local content so money could flow to local artists.
"The sentiment was fine, but the manner in which it went about was wrong in my view. "
He said Motsoeneng had made the decision unilaterally. It too, did not get board approval.
He also said board members were not properly inducted into the SABC - to be brought on par with regards to their role in law - in response to African National Congress MP Juli Killian.
Naidoo resigned from the board publicly during the SABC board's presentation to Parliament's portfolio committee on communications, on October 5, regarding their implementation of the Public Protector's report.
ANC MP Hlomani Chauke asked him why he chose to do it that day, so publicly.
"Oh no, I took the decision well before that. I just thought it was a nice platform to announce it. "
The MPs laughed.
The committee will resume on Monday at 09:30. On the witness list are more former board members.
2016-12-09 10:38 www.news24.com
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35 /100 1.3 Can you identify all 20 famous ex-footballers from a picture of what they look like now? Take our fun quiz Anyone can identify famous current footballers from a photograph. But can you name footballers who retired years ago from a photograph of what they look like now? All of the footballers in our quiz are well known, some of them more than others. But it's been many years since many of them were jogging around a football pitch at the top of their physical prowess. And as many of us are already discovering, age has a habit of catching up with us and changing our appearance. This week's quiz has a list of 20 pictures, each with four possible answers. And your task is simple, identify which ex- footballer the recent photograph is of. If you're unable to see the quiz in the MailOnline app or in Facebook Instant Articles please click on the following link to view it on our website instead.
2016-12-09 10:30 www.dailymail.co.uk
36 /100 36 /100 1.2 Two near-misses renew fears drones could cause major air accident Fears that drones could cause a major air accident have been reignited after two more near-misses in London and Manchester , with one drone passing over the wing of a passenger jet.
Investigators said a drone about 2ft (60cm) wide had just missed the right wing of a Boeing 767 that was coming in to land at Manchester airport.
While the pilot was uncertain about what he had seen passing about six metres from the plane, investigators said his report, along with radar images and video recordings, meant that the object was most probably a drone with a camera.
They said the drone operator, who could not be traced, had “recklessly endangered” the plane in the incident on 20 July.
In another incident classed as high risk two weeks later, a drone the size of a football was as close as 20 metres to a passenger jet as it circledabove south-east London on its way to Heathrow.
The Airbus A320’s first officer shouted: “Look”, as the drone, which had a flashing magenta light, passed close to the plane at around 11,000ft (3,350 metres).
Air traffic control was immediately alerted to the incident, which occurred on 4 August. Details were passed to the Metropolitan police but the drone operator could not be traced. A collision “had only been narrowly avoided” and chance had played a “major part”, the report noted.
The UK Airprox Board, an air safety body, said a minority of drone operators were continuing to “flagrantly disregarding regulation and common sense” to film “ever more spectacular video footage”.
Flight crews are rarely able to take any action to avoid potential collision with drones on a visual sighting.
Civil Aviation Authority rules also state that drones should not be flown above 400ft.
Pilots have called for urgent action to address the risks to passenger aircraft from drones, after a spate of near-misses. Balpa, the pilots union, has pressed for better education on drone operation, as well as compulsory registration of drones and more high-profile prosecutions of offenders.
The union has also called for “geo-fencing” to be used for all drones, fitting them with technology that would stop them being flown in prohibited airspace. It also has called for testing to establish what the possible effect of a drone striking an engine. Similar tests are done with frozen birds at engine manufacturers. Pilots fear that the shrapnel from a collision between an engine and a drone could cause catastrophic damage to other parts of the plane.
2016-12-09 10:21 Gwyn Topham www.theguardian.com
37 /100 3.8 Watch Nora the polar bear have fun at the Oregon Zoo Get ready for fun, because it's nothing but good times with Nora the polar bear. Nora was born at the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium on Nov. 6, 2015 and has grown to be over 200 pounds. She was transferred to the Oregon Zoo in September, and has had quite the blast getting used to her new surroundings. Nora's birth was great news, as the bears have only a 50 percent survival rate in both nature and human care, according to the Oregon Zoo Since her arrival, Nora has had a blast at her new home, going for swims, playing in ice, and always finding a way to keep herself entertained. On Nov. 28, the zoo reopened the public viewing areas at the polar bear habitat, which had been previously closed off as Nora got used to her new home. Here's Nora experiencing her first Oregon snowfall.
2016-12-09 10:09 abc7news.com
38 /100 2.0 TOP SPIN AT THE TEST: Ravichandran Ashwin shows why he's the No 1 Test bowler in the world India's batsmen made a strong start in their reply to England's 400 all out on day two of the fourth test, reaching 146 for the loss of just one wicket by the close. Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara put on 107 runs for the second wicket as batsmen enjoyed an easy, slow-turning wicket at the Wankhede Stadium that offered no hope to seamers and some assistance to spinners. England's spinners were not able to control the ball as well as their Indian counterparts did. India's spinners took all 10 English first innings wickets. At stumps, Vijay was unbeaten on 70 runs, while Pujara was batting on 47 not out. The hosts trail by 254 runs. Here, Sportsmail cricket writer and Editor of Wisden Lawrence Booth takes a look at the major talking points from an intriguing day's play. Ravichandran Ashwin continued to showed why he's top of the Test bowling rankings with figures of six for 112 - his seventh haul of five more in an innings in 2016 alone, and his 23rd in all. That places him level with three greats: fellow Indian Kapil Dev, Pakistan's Imran Khan and Australia's Dennis Lillee. It leaves Ashwin joint-12th on the all-time list. Ashwin's analysis continued a purple patch which began in June 15 against Bangladesh, since when he has collected 122 Test wickets at 18 apiece. In that time, no one in the world game has come close to matching him, with Sri Lankan slow left-armer Rangana Herath next in the list, with 90 wickets at 23. Stuart Broad is third with 79, also at 23. If historical precedent is any kind of guide, England really ought not to lose this Test. The highest first-innings score at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium that has led to defeat is England's own 347 in 1992-93, when Graeme Hick made 176. But they made 400 here in 2005-06 and 413 in 2012-13 – and won both games. This was the first time England had lost all 10 wickets to spin against India since February 1977 – also at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium. On that occasion, Tony Greig's side were dismissed for 317 in their first innings, with slow left-armer Bishan Bedi and off-spinner Erapalli Prasanna taking four wickets each, and leg-spinner Bhagwath Chandrasekhar two. Australian umpire Paul Reiffel has been ruled out of the Test with concussion after being hit on the head by a throw from Bhuvneshwar Kumar on the first afternoon. Reiffel was rushed to hospital, where scans gave him the all-clear, but sport's greater awareness of concussion issues means the ICC were taking no chances, leaving Marais Erasmus to take over for the rest of the match. The sight of Indian opener Murali Vijay batting in a cap is one that England fans have grown unaccustomed to after recent ECB regulations insisting that all batsmen and close fielders must wear helmets, whatever the pace of the bowling. Even the England team's media-liaison man Danny Reuben had to wear one during a friendly between the British and India press in Mumbai last week. Despite Reuben's stylish unbeaten 31, the Indians won. Ben Stokes looked unimpressed after he was given out caught at slip off Ashwin in the third over of the morning, with stand-in TV umpire Shamshuddin mysteriously heard asking an unknown colleague 'What do you think, Adam?' as he pored over the footage. But Stokes later tweeted: 'Felt a bit hard done by until I seen the replays properly, correct decision was made in the end thanks to DRS, every series should have it.'
2016-12-09 10:08 Lawrence Booth www.dailymail.co.uk
39 /100 0.0 England batsman Buttler wants more control from bowlers By Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI, Dec 9 (Reuters) - England batsman Jos Buttler has called on the team's bowlers to be more disciplined in their line and length to put pressure on India's batting in the fourth test at the Wankhede Stadium. The hard-hitting batsman scored 76 on Friday to guide England, who trail 2-0 in the five-match series, to a strong first innings total of 400 after the touring side had won the toss and opted to bat. Off-spinner Moeen Ali dismissed Lokesh Rahul cheaply but England were then pegged back by an unbroken second wicket partnership of 107 between Murali Vijay and Cheteshwar Pujara as India reached 146 for one at stumps. England lead by 254 but Buttler says they need to show more control with the ball on a pitch which is still good for batting. "The two guys played very well for India but it's still a lead of 250," Buttler told reporters. "As you see in this part of the world the game can accelerate and the ball has been spinning. "We can be a bit better, we can be a bit more consistent and when we build that pressure there's definitely wicket-taking balls in that surface. " India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin picked up six wickets in England's first innings while his left-arm spin colleague Ravindra Jadeja took the remaining four. But Vijay and Pujara were hardly troubled by England's bowlers, who were guilty of bowling too many loose deliveries. "For periods we bowled tight and put pressure on the Indian batsmen but they played some good shots," Buttler said. "When we get home tonight we will think we need to be a bit more consistent and land the ball a bit more consistently. When we get a string of dot balls it seems to be when things happen. " The 26-year-old Buttler, who has hit the three fastest ODI hundreds for England, has a modest record in tests. He came into the series without much playing time in first-class cricket and only made the team after the first two tests as England's other batsmen struggled. The right-handed batsman, England's wicketkeeper in the shorter formats, was pleased with Thursday's knock which came against class bowlers including the world's top-ranked test bowler Ashwin. "Very pleasing. I felt the team needs them (the runs) and that's really satisfying," Buttler said, adding that his stint in the Indian Premier League with the Mumbai Indians had helped. "I really enjoyed the time in the middle and getting ourselves to what we feel is a good score on the board. "The knock was against quality bowlers in their conditions. " (Editing by Toby Davis)
2016-12-09 10:04 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
40 /100 3.4 Ronaldo, Benzema & Modric rested for Madrid vs. Deportivo MADRID (AP) - Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema have not been included in Real Madrid's squad for Saturday's Spanish league match against Deportivo La Coruna. That means Madrid will be missing all three of its first-choice forwards, with Gareth Bale recovering from a foot injury. Coach Zinedine Zidane also dropped his best midfielder, Luka Modric, from the squad. Instead, Zidane called up reserve team forward Mariano to join Alvaro Morata and Lucas Vazquez in attack. Before releasing his list, Zidane said that he wanted to give Benzema some rest ahead of the Club World Cup in Japan, but he didn't give any indication that he would also drop Ronaldo and Modric. Madrid hasn't lost in 34 consecutive matches, equaling a club record. It leads the Spanish league by six points over Barcelona. Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
2016-12-09 10:03 www.cbs46.com
41 /100 0.8 Women sue groom, event company after being hit by drone BRENTWOOD, N. H. (AP) - Two women are suing a groom and the event company that ran his wedding reception after they allege he flew a drone that hit them in the head at the New Hampshire event. Kneena Ellis, of Seabrook, and Kelly Eaton of Peabody, Massachusetts, claim in their Dec. 1 suit that they suffered permanent physical and emotional injury as a result of the Aug. 8 incident. The suit says Barry Billcliff had flown the drone to take pictures at his wedding reception at Searles Castle in Windham. It says the drone collided with the women while they were on the dance floor. The suit says they suffered a concussion. Billcliff declined to comment on the suit. Phone messages were left Friday for Searles Castle Event Management Inc. and an attorney. Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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42 /100 1.7 FEMAIL finds out if you can you teach an old dog new tricks This week, dogs and their owners will be competing in the 'FA cup' of the dog agility world, the annual Kennel Club Dog Agility Finals at Olympia, held as part of the London International Horse Show. The super obedient dogs will wow the audiences with their speed and agility as they compete to be crowned a champion by the judges. So what does it take to train a dog to be so responsive and athletic? And can any dog become an agility pro? FEMAIL sent Lucy Waterlow and her ten-year-old rescue dog, a border collie called Patch, to find out... If I'd blinked, I would have missed Tayla the border collie flying round the dog agility course at a practice session I was invited to attend by her expert owner Alan Bray. Tayla may be retired from competition now at the age of 11, but she can still reach speeds of 30mph as she zooms through tunnels, leaps over hurdles, and zig zags through a 'weave' without a second's hesitation under Alan's expert instruction. Alan, 59, from Leceistershire, has won championship titles at Crufts and other major dog shows during his highly decorated career, and now he trains other dogs and their handlers, as well as still competing himself. Like Tayla, the dogs he competes with are all family pets that he and his daughter, Selena, 35, have trained since they were puppies. So could they turn my rescue border collie Patch into an agility expert at the ripe old age of 10? I had my reservations, as while Patch is super fit from joining me running every day, he's very easily spooked by shouting and generally doesn't like anything new or unfamiliar. He won't even enter the local park unless it is empty early in the morning, as if he hears a sound he doesn't like – whether that's children on a playground or people playing football - he'll refuse to budge any further. I had visions of him being this stubborn about taking on the agility course which Tayla had demonstrated with such finesse, and I was concerned his age could also be a factor - you know what they say about teaching an old dog new tricks. But Patch did have one advantage on his side – his breed – as border collies make excellent agility dogs. Their ability to quickly pick up commands and their athleticism make them the Olympians of the dog agility world. Such is their dominance, Olympia even has an ABC (Anything But Collie) category to give other breeds a chance. He's also found that female dogs learn faster than male ones, although sometimes it is just down to them having the right temperament. 'You can't make a dog do it,' Alan said. 'Each dog is different. It is important to make it fun for them so it is play and not work. Sometimes they can be too eager, and then the challenge is curbing their enthusiasm.' Alan said that before learning agility, a dog must first master basic commands, and he recommends all dog owners take their pets to dog obedience classes from a young age. When it comes to commanding your dog in a way they will respond to, Alan recommends always keeping your tone calm and level and remaining patient. 'Try to avoid making your voice go higher each time you issue the command if they don't respond straight away,' he said, 'and never let anger creep in, it should always be a calm, gentle “come on” rather than an aggressive and loud “COME ON! "' Once a dog has learnt basic commands, Alan recommends finding a dog agility class via the Kennel Club website where they can gradually learn how to use the equipment. Alan endorse's positive reward methods - lots of praise when a dog gets it right, having their favourite toy as a target for them to aim for, and occasionally rewarding with a treat (Alan has found Marks & Spencer's cocktail sausages to be particularly popular). Alan started going to dog agility classes himself 30 years ago as a means of spending time with his daughter, then aged six. 'I used to go to football and rugby with my sons so I wanted something active Selena and I could do together. We took our dog to our local agility class and we all loved it,' he recalled. Dog agility then became less a hobby and more a way of life for them, with Alan's late wife Jayne also getting involved. Since taking up the activity, Alan has been voted Top Agility Handler of all time by fellow Agility Club handlers, represented the Team GB Kennel Club Agility in the European and World Dog Agility Championships and won 20 championship certificates with six different dogs, including wins in major finals at Crufts, Discover Dogs and Olympia. Meanwhile, soon to be mother-of-four Selena has also won Crufts and Discover Dog titles and runs Fox Agility Dog Training Club, based in Hinkley, Leicestershire, around her job for the National Grid. Patch's lesson took place at an equestrian centre in Towcester on a beginners' course, laid out on a surface of rough carpet, which Alan said is perfect for agility training as it is a soft surface to run on. After watching Alan and Tayla's demonstration, I was first given the opportunity to run round the obstacles commanding Tayla, before Patch had a go. As Tayla started round the course relying on my instructions, I learnt the handlers have to be as super fit as the dogs as they need to be able to keep up with them. The handler's body position and hand signals are also crucial, as when the dogs are moving at speed, they will quickly judge where to go based on the direction the handler is pointing. On one occasion, I stepped on poor Tayla's paw as I became muddled over the sequence and gave her an incorrect direction to run in. When I did get it right, I felt like Harry Potter, shouting a command like a spell - 'over!', 'through!', 'weave!' - and then seeing Tayla instantly respond as if by magic. Of course, it is hours of training rather than magic that makes a dog like Tayla so responsive, but Alan, who works for Agria Pet Insurance in Aylesbury, said others will pick it up quickly with regular practice. Getting a dog to focus on their owner can be achieved through play, so we began Patch's lesson by getting him interested in a rope toy, before using that as bait to tempt him over and through the obstacles. I was surprised by how easily he took to it, perhaps because he had watched Tayla first and thought it seemed like good fun. He seemed to be enjoying himself straight away, only occasionally getting frustrated if he didn't initially understand what I was asking him to do. First he tried running round jumps in a circle chasing the rope toy, then he did it with the toy waiting for him at the finish. Next he hurdled a row of jumps in response to me calling him at the other end. He braved the tunnel after seeing me at the other end of it waving his toy, and then tried walking along the plank of the bridge on the floor, before gaining the confidence to walk along it when elevated. He was then able to try two different jumps in a row – a hoop and a small version of the long jump – and loved leaping over the barriers to enthusiastically grab the rope toy in my hands at the end. So Patch proved you can teach an old dog new tricks - although he doesn't quite have the energy of a younger dog anymore, as he fell asleep as soon as we finished. To see the 'professional' dogs and their handlers in action this week visit the Olympia Horse Show website for tickets. 2016-12-09 10:00 Lucy Waterlow www.dailymail.co.uk
43 /100 1.7 Northwest High School adds twist to first-year STEM program JACKSON, MI -- Northwest High School is in its first year of running STEM curriculum -- a collaborative approach to science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
But after speaking with local manufacturers, organizers of this hands-on program have a twist to the "E. " It should stand -- not only for engineering -- but English, too.
"Manufacturers in our area talked about how they can train the students on machines, but they need the basic skills to learn," said Danielle Smith, English teacher at Northwest. "English comes into play with that kind of thinking, learning professional communication and teamwork. "
Students in the STEM program take a manufacturing class with Albert Rossner, math class with Jill Lefere and English with Smith.
At the end of each trimester, the classes come together for a two-week project-based learning activity.
"What I try to do is give them project work to get ready for the project-based activity," Rossner said.
On Thursday, Dec. 8, the manufacturing class was beginning to make metal whistles and pencil boxes. These projects teach them the basics of using the all-new machines in Rossner's classroom.
And later in the trimester, the class plans to go to Baker College of Jackson to make desk caddies on CNC machines.
"Last trimester was our first run-through," Rossner said. "These things they are doing now we want the seventh- and eighth-graders to be doing so that when they get here we're on to the next level. "
The manufacturing class focuses on teaching five areas: the role of an engineering, the design process, product design, product analysis and improvement, designing and making prototypes as an engineer.
Community partners, such as Technique Inc., were highly involved in developing the focus areas and continue to provide students with potential opportunities, Rossner said. Northwest sophomores Cameron Senft and Brendon Bunker are enjoying their time in the STEM program and hope to make a career out of it, they said.
"It's been awesome," Senft said. "It's just really hands-on. It keeps me engaged. "
Bunker says he wants to attend school in Arizona and eventually become a motorcycle mechanic.
"I learn best hands-on," Bunker said. "I like Mr. Rossner's class, too, the environment is nice. "
The three teachers look forward to the program's growth, which includes plans to work with like- programs in Jackson County.
"The kids' first time through was good, and I think it will probably go smoother from here on out," Lefere said. "Hearing the kids talk about the machines and the products and where they want to go, it's just increasing motivation in school.
"They see a purpose. Kids that were skipping class are now coming. "
2016-12-09 10:00 Ryan Kryska www.mlive.com
44 /100 1.9 Kids go free on Dana Point whale-watching tours in December Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching based in Dana Point Harbor offers some relief from the holiday stress: free whale-watching tickets for children with a paying adult.
The offer is good through December when gray whales start to pass along Southern California’s coast during their extraordinary 10,000-mile migration from the Bering Sea to Baja, Mexico, and back.
Adult tickets for a two-hour tour cost $45. With this deal, you save $29 each on children’s tickets. You may book online or by calling.
Botanical wonders abound in the wild Sonoran Desert of Organ Pipe National Monument and Saguaro National Park. Just mind the heat. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
The next president will find a Washington, D. C., that's dramatically different from the city Barack Obama saw at his inauguration in 2009, or even the one in 2013. Museums and hotels, new and renewed. Restaurants left and right. Lower crime and rising neighborhoods, too.
Motif. No. 1 might look like a modest fishing shack on the waterfront of Rockport, Mass., but there's more to it. This two-minute video tells the tale. A selection of photos submitted by readers from their summer travels. See more
Our reporter drove all 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, which runs through Virginia and North Carolina.
Our reporter drove all 469 miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway, which runs through Virginia and North Carolina.
2016-12-09 10:00 Mary Forgione www.latimes.com
45 /100 1.4 Porsche packs a punch in smaller-sized Boxster Porsche has unboxed a new Boxster. The 2017 model has a smaller engine and weighs less, but is quicker and more powerful.
Like earlier versions of this entry-level sports car, the new iteration is fast, fun to drive and, for a Porsche, affordable.
Known as the 718 Boxster, the new edition is powered by a 2.0-liter flat four-cylinder engine that is turbocharged and makes 300 horsepower and 280 pound feet of torque.
That’s a step up in power — 35 more horsepower, Porsche says, and 36% more torque, than the 2.7-liter six-cylinder engine it is replacing.
Thank turbocharging — new here to the Boxster line — for the pumped-up power. The addition of that technology makes the new Boxster quicker too. The 2017 gets from zero to 60 mph in 4.9 seconds, faster than the 5.5 seconds required to move the 2016 that far. Top speed has gone up as well, to 170 mph from 164.
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Porsche boasts the new Boxster even represents a price reduction because the entry-level 718 is comparable to the 2016 Boxster S — slightly less horsepower but considerably more torque, and with the same braking system — but is $8,000 cheaper.
The 2017 version has improved handling, thanks in part to steering elements borrowed from the 911 Turbo.
As it has done with the bigger brother 911, Porsche has eliminated turbo lag from the 718. The power comes on smoothly, without the brief delay and resulting neck-snap common to some turbocharged sports cars.
The handling is a little more nimble than the 2016 version. Sticky in the turns, it feels born for the Southern California canyons.
Like the 911 line, the 718 Boxsters all come with a choice of PDK automatic transmission or manual six-speed stick shift.
I got the stick and liked it a lot. The clutch feel was soft but firm, and the gearbox felt tidy and tight. A “hill hold function” — which acts like an automatic, electronic emergency brake and prevents the car from rolling backward when it is stationary — makes the manual labor less taxing.
During the week I drove the 718, I gradually became less aware that I was working the third pedal at all or that my right hand was busier toggling through gears than texting.
But I was aware that I was having fun. It felt so good, in Sport mode, with the Sport exhaust engaged, that I probably would never drive it any other way. That won’t help with fuel economy, but that’s not why anyone buys a Boxster, is it?
Unlike the similarly sized soft-top sports cars recently introduced by Fiat and Alfa Romeo, the 718 uses a motor to make its convertible top go up and down. A small screen behind the seats helps manage air flow into the cabin, but you’ll still need a cap to keep your coif intact if you go onto the freeway.
At freeway velocity, thanks in part to the six-speed transmission, the 718 purrs. I clocked it at 75 mph, ticking along at a mellow 3,500 rpm.
The storage capacity on the 718 is pretty good — since the mid-engine design allows for trunks in the front and the back of the car. It might not accommodate your golf bag, unless you’re a miniature maven, but it will take a pair of overnight bags.
Some Porsche purists have sniffed at the Boxster since its 1996 debut, dismissing the mid- engine two-door as too feminine, too unrefined or simply too slow to be taken seriously.
Nevertheless, the company has done well with this model. This year, the company said recently, more than 10% of all Porsches sold in America were Boxsters or Caymans, the hardtop version of the Boxster. Admittedly, it’s no 911. Even the more powerful, more expensive 718 Boxster S, whose 2.5-liter turbo four-cylinder engine makes 350 horsepower and 309 pound feet of torque, and goes from zero to 60 in 4.4 seconds, pales beside the six-cylinder 911s.
But scooting around town — because I’m not a race car driver, and I don’t live near a track — I didn’t often miss the 911’s bigger engine.
I did miss some of the amenities that make the German brand’s other automobiles so alluring. This is still a down-market Porsche. So the seats must be adjusted manually. Also, there is no hydraulic mechanism to raise and lower the front end, which sits 10mm lower than the 2016 Boxster. That means most drivers will be trying hard not to scrape their chins on steep driveways.
(To soften that blow, literally and figuratively, Porsche has thrown in as standard equipment the front and rear Park Assist warning system that was an option on the 2016 Boxster.)
And, like the 911s, the 718 is equipped with cup holders that swing out from the dashboard, where they hover, ready and waiting to spill boiling beverages into your lap, or the HVAC system, at the first pothole.
The model I tested had some upgrades, among them Boxster S wheels, an extended range gas tank, Porsche’s Torque Vectoring and Suspension Management systems, sport exhaust and a leather interior.
Those added considerably to the base price, driving it from just over $57,000 to just over $73,000.
At the base MSRP, the 718 Boxster and its hardtop sibling, the 718 Cayman, which is about $2,000 cheaper, are still Porsche’s least expensive sports cars. (The Macan SUV, at a base MSRP of $47,000, is its lowest-priced vehicle, and its best-selling.)
That doesn’t exactly make it a bargain. But the least expensive 911 costs almost twice as much. As an entry-level, starter Porsche, the 718 Boxster is hard to beat.
2016-12-09 10:00 Charles Fleming www.latimes.com
46 /100 2.2 Funeral service set for 1994 Heisman winner Rashaan Salaam A funeral service is set for 1994 Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam, who was found dead in a Boulder park.
The service will be held at the Islamic Center of Boulder at noon Friday, fewer than three miles from Folsom Field, where Salaam carved his name into the University of Colorado record book from 1992 to 1994. He was found dead Monday night at the age of 42.
Salaam's mother, Khalada, told USA TODAY Sports on Tuesday that police said they suspect he killed himself.
Salaam rushed for 2,055 yards and 24 touchdowns as a junior in 1994, leading the Buffaloes to an 11-1 record, a win over Notre Dame in the Fiesta Bowl and a No. 3 finish in the final polls. He won the Heisman in a runaway.
2016-12-09 09:59 The Associated www.charlotteobserver.com
47 /100 0.4 'It's my dream to have kids': Olly Murs admits he wants to settle down as he reveals he split from long-term love Francesca Thomas because he was 'addicted' to working He split from his girlfriend of three-years at the end of 2015. And Olly Murs has revealed that his 'addiction' to work was the driving factor in his separation from Francesca Thomas. Appearing on Friday's episode of This Morning , the 32-year-old singer admitted that he wasn't giving up on love however, as it was 'dream' to get married and have children. Scroll down for video Discussing his new single, Years and Years, the X Factor runner up gushed: 'I imagine this is the song I'll sing to my wife.' As Ruth Langsford noted: 'You’re very romantic,' he agreed, but sighed: 'Yeah, but I’m not in love.' Asked if having a wife and children was the 'dream', he exclaimed: 'Of course! Hopefully I’ll meet someone and have children.' However, whilst he admitted he had been on a 'few alright dates' recently, he explained that his hectic career keeps him too busy to date. 'At the moment I’m too addicted to work,' he revealed. 'That’s one of the reasons me and my ex broke up. I love my job, I love what I do.' He spoke in more detail about his romance with Francesca as he explained the reason why his new album is called 24. 'When I broke up with my ex, for 24 hours it was really strange,' he admitted. 'I wasn’t too sure if I was happy I was single again or wanted to get her back. 'A lot can happen in 24 hours, there’s so much bad news but I try to keep positive.' Elsewhere in the show, Olly was also asked his opinion on aspiring young singer, Cruz Beckham. David and Victoria have faced criticism for allowing their 11-year-old to release a single, with Piers Morgan notably calling Cruz's early pop breakthrough 'sickening' on Wednesday's Good Morning Britain, adding that Cruz 'should be at school.' Clear to state that he wasn't criticising Cruz himself, Piers said: 'It's not his fault. He's 11. But how did he manage to release this? It's sickening.' But Olly was firmly on Team Beckham, reasoning: 'It’s [proceeds are] all for charity! 'And with parents like David and Victoria he’ll be fine.'
2016-12-09 09:46 Rebecca Lawrence www.dailymail.co.uk
48 /100 1.0 Turkish pet stylist's grooming videos are an Instagram sensation He was trained in Moscow, has worked in Paris, and now owns his own salon in Istanbul. But stylist and social media star Mehmet Gunes' exacting clientele aren't women - they're poodles and pomeranians. The Turkish groomer documents his daily duties on his Instagram page, which is peppered with video clips of pooches having their coats lathered, their claws clipped and their fur blow dried. Gunes' @petstylistt account now has more than 180,000 followers, and his video clips rack up thousands of views each. The clips show pets looking relaxed as Gunes works his magic on their fluffy coats. They have their paws cleaned, their fur washed, and are even treated to massages. Some of the videos are slowed down, to show off the dogs' shiny new coats to full effect as they're blasted with the hair dryer.
2016-12-09 09:44 Esra Gurkan www.dailymail.co.uk
49 /100 1.5 Tragic young couple found dead in Chelmsford An inquest was today opened following the tragic death of a young couple who were found dead in a car in Essex. Tom Putt, 20, and Nikki Willis, 23, were discovered unresponsive in his brand new £17,000 Ford Fiesta ST outside her home in Chelmsford. Opening the inquest, coroner's officer David Dinnell said: 'On the morning of December 5 Nikki Willis and Tom Putt were both found unresponsive in a vehicle. 'Paramedics arrived and confirmed that they had both passed away. Police attended and all protocols were followed.' A post-mortem into the cause of their deaths on Monday proved inconclusive. The Fiesta was parked outside the home Miss Willis shares with her mother Michelle Hindson, 46, and stepfather Stuart Hindson, 45. The families of Miss Willis, who worked in electronics shop CeX, and Mr Putt, an apprentice for Ford Motor Company, paid tribute to the pair who are believed to have dated for around six months. Her family said: 'Our gorgeous baby girl, daughter, stepdaughter, sister, girlfriend and friend of so many. 'We are so proud of you even though your time here was too short. You loved life and always had a smile. 'You will never be forgotten, always and forever in our hearts and memories. Our angel now has her wings. 'Please can the families and friends have our time to grieve and come to terms with our sudden loss in peace.' Manchester United fan Mr Putt's family also paid tribute him. His family, of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, said: 'We are utterly shocked and devastated at the death of our darling son Tom. 'He was a whirlwind in our lives from day one, always cheeky, always smiling. 'He was maturing into a charming, kind and lovely young man. 'Tom touched many people's lives and hearts and we are so grateful for all the touching messages and kind words we have received from his friends. 'He was an engineering apprentice and was passionate about cars, his hockey and football, especially his team, Manchester United. 'He had recently achieved a long-time ambition to see them play at old Trafford and he was so thrilled about being able to do this. 'He would have turned 21 next month and we can't believe that we won't be sharing the rest of his life with him. 'We and your sisters love you Tom and will miss you for the rest of our lives.' Area coroner for Essex Eleanor McGann adjourned the inquest until 10am on March 17 next year.
2016-12-09 09:43 Abe Hawken www.dailymail.co.uk
50 /100 1.6 Large fire burns several boats in Virginia HENRICO COUNTY, Va. — Crews are on the scene of a large fire that burned several boats in Virginia.
WTVR reported that firefighters in Henrico and Chesterfield responded to a large fire at the Richmond Yacht Basin in Henrico.
“A number of boats” and a boat shed are on fire, Henrico Fire spokesman Capt. Taylor Goodman said.
The burning boats are in the shed, according to witnesses. Firefighters are working to bring the fire under control.
2016-12-09 09:43 Web Staff myfox8.com
51 /100 2.4 As Trump skips intel briefings, questions intensify One of the more surprising aspects of Donald Trump’s transition period is his habit of skipping intelligence briefings. Immediately after the election, President Obama ordered national security officials to give Trump and Mike Pence access to the same information he receives daily, so that they’re up to speed and fully prepared when they take office in January. But as NBC News and the Washington Post reported, a team of intelligence analysts “has been prepared to deliver daily briefings on global developments and security threats to Trump,” but the Republican president-elect has generally blow them off. As of earlier this week, Trump had reportedly only received four of these briefings – for an average of one per week – since Election Day. That’s consistent with a new Reuters report on the matter,
President-elect Donald Trump is receiving an average of one presidential intelligence briefing a week, according to U. S. officials familiar with the matter, far fewer than most of his recent predecessors. Although they are not required to, presidents-elect have in the past generally welcomed the opportunity to receive the President’s Daily Brief (PDB), the most highly classified and closely held document in the government, on a regular basis. It was not immediately clear why Trump has decided not to receive the intelligence briefings available to President Barack Obama more frequently, or whether that has made any difference in his presidential preparations.
This hasn’t gone unnoticed. In a USA Today op-ed yesterday, Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Ben Cardin (D-Md.), the ranking members on the Senate Intelligence and Foreign Relations Committees, respectively, noted they find it “particularly troubling” that the president-elect “has mostly declined to take the daily intelligence briefing” – breaking with what other presidents- elect have done for decades. Former CIA Director Leon Panetta added this week that “one of the concerns I have right now is that this president is not getting his intelligence briefings.” He’s right to be concerned. Trump has no experience of background in government, foreign policy, national security, or counter-terrorism. If intelligence agencies stand ready, every day, to provide him with access to classified information – walking him through international developments, answering any questions he may have, etc. – it’s to his (and our) benefit that he take the time to learn. If Trump has time to complain about “Saturday Night Live” and attend self-indulgent rallies celebrating himself, he has time to attend intelligence briefings. But they just don’t seem to interest the president-elect as much as they should, which leads to speculation about why. Is Trump just lazy? Does he find the briefings too boring? If officials made them more entertaining – including more pictures, playing music in the background, reading materials in funny voices – would he be more inclined to sit and listen for a while? Or is this simply a matter of Trump not trusting U. S. intelligence agencies? And if so, who exactly will the president-elect turn to for daily security information once he’s in the Oval Office? As we discussed a couple of weeks ago, it’s hard not to feel uncomfortable with these circumstances. The least experienced, least knowledgeable presidential candidate in American history – prone to believe weird conspiracy theories and disregard facts he finds inconvenient – is preparing to take office soon, and at this point, he seems passively indifferent towards security information. The fact that Trump has no idea what he’s doing is alarming. The fact that Trump doesn’t seem eager to learn is almost certainly worse.
2016-12-09 09:41 Steve Benen www.msnbc.com
52 /100 0.0 Mortifying shame of the respectable women driver POTTY by PROSECCO Arriving at the New Year’s Eve party with her husband and two children, all dressed up for the occasion, Tracey Roscoe was thrilled that her family had finally broken into the inner sanctum in their village community. This was an annual event, hosted by the local rugby coach and his wife at their beautiful farmhouse and, with their son now part of the junior team, the Roscoes had at last got a coveted place on the guest list. Fast forward four hours, however, and Tracey — at the time a bursar at a respected local school — had ruined everything: her reputation, her dignity, and also her host’s tastefully decorated, 8ft Nordic Christmas tree, into which she cartwheeled, sending it crashing down, baubles-and-all. The root cause of this outrageous display? Tracey, 45, lays the blame entirely at the door of prosecco — the drink of choice for so many middle-aged, middle-class women today. Retelling the story still has Tracey, who is married to Steve, a facilities manager, and has a daughter and son, Martha, 14, and George, 11, wincing with mortification. Flashbacks of being helped up by other guests, and picking pine needles out of her hair while gushing apologies, can creep up and assault her, two years after the event. ‘I’d never drunk prosecco before,’ she pleads. ‘People kept topping up my champagne flute. It was absolutely delicious, and went down so much more easily than the one or two glasses of red wine I’d usually sip on social occasions,’ ‘Normally I’m so responsible — I’d go so far as to say boring. My children had never seen me drunk before, or hungover. I really don’t know what came over me.’ It’s a lament many women will, no doubt, be echoing this season, when prosecco corks will be popping up and down the country. We Brits spent a staggering £182 million on the Italian sparkling white last year, when prosecco outsold champagne for the first time. And our thirst doesn’t show any signs of abating, with women, in particular, its biggest fans. Clever marketing means prosecco is now seen as the perfect accompaniment to any girls’ night out, according to Katherine Brown, director of the Institute of Alcohol Studies. ‘Prosecco is found on supermarket shelves, among all the delicious Christmas nibbles, so we’re being guided to associate it with fun, happy times,’ says Katherine. ‘Light, sweet drinks are also very much targeted at women, and, like fizzy soft drinks, it’s easy to consume large quantities without realising.’ And that, says Tracey, was what became her undoing. ‘I was having a lovely time, chatting, when all of a sudden this really funky song started playing and all the little girls started doing cartwheels,’ she recalls. ‘I’ve no idea where the idea came from, but suddenly I thought it would be fun to join in. ‘I’m normally too self- conscious even to dance, and I haven’t cartwheeled since I was a child — but, with a bottle of prosecco inside me, it seemed a terrific idea. ‘So I cartwheeled right across the room before crashing, legs first, into their gorgeous, tastefully-decorated Christmas tree. ‘My memory is a bit hazy, but I have vague recollections of baubles flying everywhere and of other guests helping me to my feet, then picking up the tree.’ Her husband and children were mortified, and eager to leave, but Tracey insisted she was fine to have another glass of fizz to toast the arrival of the New Year. However, she promptly dropped the crystal flute on the floor, shattering it. ‘Steve had never seen me so drunk before,’ she says. ‘He bundled me out the door practically on the 12th stroke of Big Ben. ‘The next day, I felt so rough I just couldn’t get up — and then the horrors started. I spotted my Marks & Spencer leather trousers on the floor and thought: “How on earth did I cartwheel in those?” ‘Although I couldn’t remember doing it, my son George told me I had also embarrassed him by insisting that all the little boys take lessons from me in how to hold and shoot their “Nerf” guns [a foam pellet gun, popular among boys]. ‘Until two years ago, I was in the RAF. It’s not something I talk about often but that night, apparently, I wanted everyone to know. ‘Steve kept asking how much I’d drunk, but I honestly had no idea. I lost track of the refills early on.’ Eager to put right the one thing she could repair, Tracey went shopping the next day for a box of two Riedel crystal champagne flutes in replace the one she’d broken. She delivered them, together with an embarrassed apology for her behaviour, to her hosts, who graciously told her not to worry. ‘Steve and George gave me a really hard time in the days and weeks that followed, saying we’d never be invited back. ‘And sure enough, the next year, although George was still on the rugby team, no invitation arrived.’ Tracey admits it came as a relief when she and her family moved 50 miles away to Flintshire, for Steve’s new job. She left her position at the school and is currently applying for new roles. Ironically, their new neighbours presented them with a bottle of prosecco as a housewarming gift the day they arrived — and suggested popping over some time to help them drink it. ‘It’s still in the fridge,’ says Tracey. ‘I’ll never make the mistake of drinking it again. In fact, lest I ever forget, I bought a little plaque which I keep in the kitchen that says “The prosecco made me do it”.’ While most prosecco has around 11 per cent alcohol content, less than many still whites and reds, the large bubbles of carbon dioxide that make it light and tingly on the tongue also lead to greater intoxication. ‘Those bubbles also speed up the absorption of alcohol through the stomach lining — literally pushing it through and into the bloodstream,’ says nutritionist Dr Elisabeth Philipps. ‘That’s the reason why fizzy alcoholic drinks make you drunk faster.’ Also, while champagne is still considered an expensive treat and only the most extravagant of hosts could afford to keep it flowing all night, prosecco, retailing at as little as £6 a bottle, is deemed to be an affordable way of keeping everyone well refreshed. Deborah Hodge, an author from Bexleyheath in Kent, is another woman acutely aware of the potency of the tipple. The 43-year-old was at a poetry recital at a pub in the village near Chichester where she was living four years ago when the Italian fizz began flowing. At the time, she was a 39-year-old divorced mother-of-three, whose children were staying with their father. She was working as head of the art department at the local secondary school. During an interval, Deborah got chatting about poetry to the 24-year-old brother of one of her pupils. ‘I remember prosecco bottles turning up in ice buckets, one after another. The men were falling over themselves to buy more,’ she recalls. ‘Eventually there was a lock-in at the pub and I found myself holding court and telling jokes. ‘I have no idea how many times my glass was refilled. I can’t remember very much about that night at all.’ One thing’s for sure, she and the younger man hit it off and, when the barman asked everyone to leave, he invited Deborah back to his house, where he lived with his parents and younger brother. ‘I must have been very intoxicated to agree to go back to his family home, given the age difference and the fact that his brother was one of my pupils,’ says Deborah. She awoke at 7am the next day, utterly disgusted with herself. ‘I hoped to sneak out unnoticed, but the rest of the family were already awake,’ she says. ‘My face was crimson as I let myself out, and then I had to do the walk of shame in my evening dress, the very last thing you expect to be doing after a poetry recital, in what was a very small, gossipy community. ‘Of course, news of my overnight stay spread around the school like wildfire.’ Although they exchanged phone numbers, in the cold light of day, without prosecco running through their veins, the difference in their ages and circumstances — her a mother of three, him still living at home with his parents — left them in no doubt how unsuited they were and they didn’t arrange a second date. But Deborah’s one-night-stand was not going to be as easy to forget as she hoped. A few months later, she found herself standing in a toilet cubicle at work staring, aghast, at a positive pregnancy test. ‘I was so shocked that every part of my body was shaking,’ recalls Deborah. ‘I was still shaking when I went back into lessons that afternoon, one of them teaching the brother of my child’s father.’ As the pregnancy was already quite advanced, Deborah never contemplated abortion. The repercussions of her prosecco-fuelled night were felt far and wide. Her eldest son, who was 16 at the time, refused to speak to her for a week. Likewise, the rest of her family were horrified and chastised her ‘like a delinquent teenager’. The only person pleased for her was, to her relief, the baby’s father. The couple tried to make a go of their relationship, and were together for Amelia’s birth in July 2013. But they separated soon afterwards when they realised they had little in common. ‘Changing nappies as a 40-year-old single mother was not in my life plan at all,’ says Deborah, who has since given up her teaching job to write novels. ‘It’s hard, but I wouldn’t be without Amelia for the world.’ Deborah hasn’t touched prosecco since that fateful night — and has no intention of doing so again. ‘I used to love sharing a bottle with a girlfriend on one of my rare nights out, but now I know the effect it can have it’s lost its appeal.’ Another woman who knows the damage prosecco can wreak is 35- year-old mother-of-two Lindsey Brough. She has not dared show her face in the village pub after polishing off a bottle and making a ‘complete show’ of herself shortly before Christmas last year. Her usual tipple is gin and tonic but, after seeing so many of her girlfriends posting pictures of themselves on social media with glasses of Italian fizz in their hands, she decided to find out what all the fuss was about. Lindsey, who runs a craft and design business from her home in Wrexham, North Wales, was enjoying a rare night out while her daughters were with their dad. When she and her friend sat down for dinner, they discovered that, as well as the prosecco they had purchased, Lindsey’s ex, aware of how rarely she went out, had also arranged for a bottle to be put on ice on their table. ‘We shared the first bottle with our meal, then, already feeling pretty merry, we decided to drink the second one at the bar,’ recalls Lindsey. ‘I spotted a guy who’d previously sent me some flirtatious text messages asking me out on a date, and decided to show them to all his pals. ‘Then I recognised a man I’d been at primary school with and told him that his nickname used to be “cheesy feet” because of the odour they gave off when we changed for PE. ‘The poor soul was so embarrassed and said I must be mixing him up with someone else, but I insisted I wasn’t. ‘By the time the second bottle was finished, my friend was asleep with her head on the table and I was weeping uncontrollably on the shoulder of an old neighbour about losing my mum, who had passed away 11 years earlier.’ Although the bar staff took the liberty of calling them a taxi, Lindsey and her friend set off into the freezing cold night to walk the two miles back to her home, most of it along dark country lanes. Lindsey recalls falling over a number of times, painfully banging her head on one occasion, and then being aware that her purse had fallen from her bag but being too drunk to search for it. Several hours later, they finally made it back to Lindsey’s house and fell asleep. At 5.30am, Lindsey woke with a start, still drunk but suddenly eager to retrieve her purse. She persuaded her friend to help her search and, incredibly, they located it in a dark country lane, beside a field of sheep, a mile from Lindsey’s home. It was only in the cold light of day that Lindsey realised just how risky her behaviour had been and felt terribly guilty. ‘We were so drunk and incapable that anything could have happened to us on our way home,’ she says. ‘As a mother of children aged just seven and four, it doesn’t bear thinking about. ‘I’m usually such a sensible person, and have no idea why prosecco affects me in that way. ‘I shan’t touch it ever again — but that doesn’t stop me being haunted by the memories.’ This is a feeling all-too-familiar to Tracey Roscoe, who has to switch off the radio whenever a particular song comes on — the one that was playing at the party that night she cartwheeled into the tree. ‘I used to love that song,’ she says. ‘But now I cringe from the tips of my toes to the top of my head, picturing myself being pulled out that Christmas tree. I can’t bear even the first few bars.’
2016-12-09 09:40 Helen Carroll www.dailymail.co.uk
53 /100 2.5 The vibrating smart umbrella that warns you when it's about to rain A team of former Samsung engineers has developed a smart umbrella which connects directly to users' smartphones. The umbrella tells users when it's going to rain, vibrates when a text or call comes through, and will even track lost phones. Scroll down for video The device connects to its user's smartphone via bluetooth, and pulls in weather data every morning. When it's time to head outside, users can simply shake the handle to discover the weather that awaits them that day. The umbrella's gyro sensor detects the movement, and an LED lighting system reacts to indicate whether or not an umbrella is needed. A red light flashes when it is going to be a rainy day, while green appears to give the all-clear. Bluetooth connectivity means that the umbrella can alert you of incoming push notifications on your phone, too. The handle vibrates in response to incoming messages and calls. The umbrella will also remind users when they have left their phone behind, vibrating when the umbrella and phone are too far apart. And this 'find me' function works both ways - users who leave the umbrella behind will get a notification on their phone. Korean company Opus developed the umbrella, nicknamed 'Jonas', with rainy England in mind, offering two gentlemanly design options. One aesthetic for buyers of the £83 ($105) umbrella resembles one of the Queen's guard, while another dons a smart British bowler hat. The device uses a quartet of AAA batteries which, according to the company, should last a whole year with normal use. The umbrella is already available in Japan and Korea, and the startup is currently looking for investors to help them spread the device West. 'We believe our masterworks will help create a whole new lifestyle for the connected world,' Opus say on their website. 'We wanted to focus on just one feature which would change the object’s identity entirely and create something new. 'We hope to create something completely unique, something that gets us excited, and something that is beneficial for all users.'
2016-12-09 09:40 Harry Pettit www.dailymail.co.uk
54 /100 1.1 Pep Guardiola told me I cannot drink Coca Cola, reveals Gabriel Jesus... (so, was the bottle during Manchester City dinner his last one?) He's yet to kick a ball as a Manchester City player but already Pep Guardiola has laid down the ground rules to Gabriel Jesus. Jesus signed for City in a £27million deal from Palmerias in the summer with the move to go through in January after helping the latter to win their win their first league title for 22 years The 19-year-old made a brief visit to his new club last week where he spent a spent a free weekend in Manchester acclimatising to his new surroundings. He enjoyed a meal with his new manager, City director of football Txiki Begiristain and the club's Brazilian midfielders Fernando and Fernandinho at Fazenda, which has been rated as one of Manchester's finest Brazilian 'rodizio' restaurants. Despite the Spinningfields restaurant being adorned with vintage bottles of wine and spirits, Jesus preferred drink was a bottle of Coca-Cola. However, the forward has revealed that his choice of beverage will have to change under Guardiola's reign. 'He told me I cannot drink Coca Cola,' Jesus admitted of the now-imposed ban to Sport. During the rest of his flying visit, the Sao Paulo-born starlet was introduced to his new team-mates while taking a tour of City's training ground before watching their 3-1 defeat by Chelsea at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League. A switch to England for a 19-year-old from Brazil might be a difficult move, but Jesus revealed that he is taking a number of family members with him to help him settle - although he admits he would have liked to have had more move people move too. He told ESPN : 'If I could, I'd take all the ones who are with me since my growth. I'm much connected to my neighbourhood, Jardim Peri, every time I'm having a day off at home, I go there. 'If I could, I'd take the entire neighbourhood there, and would make a Jardim Peri in England. It's a place where I have peace. 'I'm going with my mum, my brother and taking two friends who are always with me, played football with me when I was small. I hope they help me a lot there.' Jesus is yet to be assigned a shirt No with the English side but heas has made it clear that the No 33 is one he desires after wearing it at Palmeiras. 'I had told them it's hard without the 33,' he added. 'I want this number because I used it since I was promoted at Palmeiras.'
2016-12-09 09:38 Luke Augustus www.dailymail.co.uk
55 /100 55 /100 0.6 WATCH: Father of Knife Wielding Student Speaks Out The father of a 14-year-old high school student who was shot by campus police in Reno, Nevada, said his son brought knives to school in order to defend himself against bullies. ...
2016-12-09 09:36 system article.wn.com
56 /100 1.1 WATCH: Formerly Conjoined Twins Successfully Separated Eva and Erika Sandoval, 2, were successfully separated in a marathon surgery at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital in Palo Alto, California, under a team of 50 surgeons and medical staff. ...
2016-12-09 09:36 system article.wn.com
57 /100 1.9 Even as stocks surge, half of Americans are losing out We've been making a lot about the fabulous stock market rally. It is fabulous, but now investors crowing over the fabulous market are starting to wonder if something almost unthinkable could happen in 2017: the return of the average investor.
Everyone knows we lost a vast swath of the investing public after the 2008 financial crisis, and for the most part they have not come back, even as the stock market has come back.
How bad is it?
A Gallup poll conducted in April of this year stated that 52 percent of Americans say they invest in stocks, matching a record low, after hitting a record high of 65 percent in 2007.
It's much worse than this. Stock ownership is increasingly concentrated in the hands of the wealthy. New York University economist Edward Wolff estimated that in 2013 about 90 percent of all stocks were owned by the wealthiest 10 percent of households.
This is the great tragedy: The S&P 500 is up over 200 percent since bottoming in 2009, but stock ownership has become concentrated in fewer and fewer hands.
Confidence in owning stocks is also poor compared to other investments. A Gallup poll of American households in April of this year indicated that only 22 percent of Americans believe that owning stocks are the best long-term investment, a figure that has been declining for several years:
A full 35 percent of Americans think real estate is the best investment for the long run, while 17 percent say gold and 15 percent think it is savings accounts. Another 7 percent think the best investment is bonds, according to the poll.
Look at those numbers! Nearly as many Americans in April thought gold was the best long-term investment as think stocks are. And one in seven still think savings accounts are the best long term investments!
The 2008 financial crisis was a defining moment for investments. Americans shifted from higher risk to lower-risk investments like savings accounts. What's remarkable is that nearly 10 years after the financial crisis, and even after one of the great bull markets of all time, Americans still have not notably changed their diminished view of the stock market.
What would it take to get more households to own stock?
I say that because we know that the old answer--new highs dragging in investors--doesn't work any more. Every rally we have had in the last several years--every new high--has been met with open hostility and derision. People just doesn't believe it, and aren't buying it. Some don't trust the markets. Some think it's phony or rigged. Some are just afraid of losing money. We have joked for years that the public mistrust of the market is the best friend the rally has had, because it's kept so many people away.
So, could this rally be different? There's a couple reasons for optimism:
1) The most recent leg of this rally — the Trump rally — has been accompanied by the one element the other rallies have lacked: investor enthusiasm. Investor sentiment gauges have shot up. Consumer confidence is at a 9 year high.
CNBC's All-America Economic Survey, released this morning, has indicated that 40 percent of respondents now say this is a good time to invest, up 10 points from before the election. While real estate is again the top choice for best investment right now, stocks gained the most ground at the expense of gold, real estate and treasuries. That is encouraging.
2) We are starting to see real revenue growth. Professional stock watchers tend to be dismissive of polls and sentiment indicators. But they do pay attention when earnings start to turn positive — as they have in the third quarter, after four quarters of declines. And they especially pay attention when revenues begin to turn positive, as it did in the third quarter. But the gain — 2.6 percent after six quarters of declines — is still small. The underlying premise of the "Trump rally" has been that the economic expansion will translate into a major turn in revenue growth. There will be less reliance on "manufactured earnings", that is, earnings that are propped up by little more than cost cutting.
"The average investor should feel better about the markets, and that will be even more evident when you see a genuine improvement in earnings," Kenny Polcari of O'Neil Securities told me. He noted that if we got real revenue growth it would it go a long way toward convincing average investors that the stock market is not phony or rigged.
Wouldn't it be something if the largest source of demand for stocks in 2017 weren't corporations buying back stock, but individuals trying to catch up on a decade of indifference and hostility?
Hey, a guy can dream, no?
2016-12-09 09:36 Bob Pisani www.cnbc.com
58 /100 0.6 Britain’s lottery winners sell Scottish mansion because they've moved to grander house Britain's biggest lottery winners have sold the mansion they bought shortly after scooping their £161 million jackpot. Euromillions winners Colin and Christine Weir sold Knock House, in Ayrshire, after spending years renovating the property. The couple bought the home, which has a walled garden and views over the Firth of Clyde, for £850,000 in August 2011 - just a month after their win. However, now they have decided to sell-up after buying Frognal House in Troon for more than £3million. Knock House, which has five bedrooms and a three-bedroom gatehouse on the estate for guest accommodation, was put up for sale by estate agents Savills earlier this year for offers over £795,000. It has been sold to an overseas trust in a £1.4 million deal which also involved the purchase of other properties on the surrounding Knock Castle estate. During their time at the property, Mr Weir, 69, a retired cameraman for STV and his wife, 60, a former psychiatric nurse, converted old potting sheds in the grounds into a wine cellar and tasting room, a meeting room and an office. The sales brochure for the property read: 'Knock House is a superbly presented country house in a beautiful and private rural setting. 'The whole property has been completely refurbished and embellished using flair and imagination as well as the best materials and tradesmen around. Nothing has been left to chance including electronic entrance gates... and state-of-the-art security systems. 'In the main house the rooms are bright and where possible take full advantage of the great views. It has a beautiful new kitchen, sun room and three new bathrooms.' The property also has a stable with two paddocks and a jumping field. The Weirs set up a charitable trust to donate some of their fortune to good causes following their win. The Weir Charitable Trust has given away more than £6 million to good causes, including buying a clubhouse for Routenburn Golf Club in Largs, upgrading a care home and giving sponsorship to a number of talented youngsters. Mr Weir, a football fan, helped to refurbish the grounds of Largs Thistle junior football club and gave more than £1 million to Partick Thistle so they could establish a youth academy and clear debts. Last month it was revealed the couple had donated £1 million to the National Theatre of Scotland to help them a new headquarters in Glasgow. The couple have also funded the campaign for Scottish independence. Mr Weir helped to film party political broadcasts for the SNP in the 1980s and stood for the party in the Ayr constituency, coming fourth, in 1987.
2016-12-09 09:33 Alex Matthews www.dailymail.co.uk
59 /100 1.1 Snow in around Puget Sound likely to delay morning commute Check school closings
Drivers could see trouble on the roads after snow fell overnight and continues to fall in some areas of Western Washington, mostly in the North Sound.
5:45 a.m. The Washington State Department of Transportation reports at least a dusting of snow on the roads on many side streets, especially in Whatcom, Skagit, and Island counties.
5:35 a.m. The National Weather Service says temperatures around Seattle are climbing and snow can be heard falling from the trees.
5:20 a.m.
KIRO 7’s Kelly Franson says as she was driving north from Seattle this morning she saw five spinouts on I-5.
Though snow is still lightly coming down in Seattle, it’s sticking more to the roads north of the city.
KIRO Radio’s Chris Sullivan says the South Everett area received 3-4 inches of snow. He says there was snow on the road until around Northgate.
Over on the Eastside, KIRO 7’s Jeff DuBois reports either bare conditions, or slush on the roads.
The National Weather Service says snow will turn to rain around Seattle by 6 a.m. Northern portions of the Seattle metro area and Everett may change over slightly later.
Up to an inch of rain is possible before the change over to rain.
2016-12-09 09:31 By MyNorthwest mynorthwest.com
60 /100 5.0 RF Industries Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend SAN DIEGO , Dec. 9, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- RF Industries, Ltd. (NASDAQ: RFIL ) announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per common share.
The quarterly cash dividend is payable on January 17, 2017 to shareholders of record on December 31, 2016 .
Cash dividends are made at the discretion of the Board of Directors, subject to applicable laws, and depend on a number of factors, including the Company's financial condition, results of operations, capital requirements, plans for future acquisitions, contractual restrictions, general business conditions and other factors considered relevant by our Board of Directors.
About RF Industries RF Industries is a leading designer and manufacturer of innovative interconnect products and complex cable assemblies across diversified, high growth markets including wireless carriers & infrastructure, and industrial. The Company's products include RF connectors , coaxial and custom cable assemblies , fiber optic cables , and wiring harnesses. The Company's connectivity products are used throughout the growing and evolving wireless infrastructure. Through its Rel-Tech Electronics, Inc. and Comnet Telecom Supply, Inc . subsidiaries, the Company also manufactures and sells other cabling technologies and data center equipment solutions. The Company is headquartered in San Diego, California with operations in Yaphank, New York , East Brunswick, New Jersey and Milford, Connecticut. Please visit the RF Industries website at www.rfindustries.com .
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2016-12-09 09:30 RF Industries www.prnewswire.com
61 /100 2.4 Alvin Gentry says he doesn't 'spend five seconds worrying about' job status Alvin Gentry had to know what was coming after Thursday's 99-88 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers.
After a disappointing 30-52 finish to his first season as the New Orleans Pelicans ' coach last year and an 0-8 start this season, Thursday's loss to one of the worst teams in the NBA sent the Pelicans' record tumbling down to 7-16 after 23 games.
Usually when things are going that bad for an NBA team, there's often one place people look for a quick solution: change in the coaching staff.
When asked about the security of his job as Pelicans coach after the game, Gentry gave a direct answer to the media.
"I really don't give a s*** about my job status," Gentry said. "I'm gonna work hard, and I'm gonna coach until the day they tell me I'm not the coach here anymore. It doesn't matter. I don't ever worry about that. That isn't anything that I spend five seconds worrying about.
"My worry is how do I get the guys in the locker room to play at the level that I want them to. That's where all my effort goes. It doesn't go anywhere else. "
While Gentry may not be focusing on if his coaching seat is beginning to heat up, there's no question that Thursday's loss was one of the most inexplicable ones the Pelicans have suffered this season.
The 76ers (5-18) came into Thursday's game with the worst record of any team in the NBA and had lost 23 consecutive games on the road, which was tied for the worst mark in franchise history.
But Philadelphia's victory snapped that streak and displayed just how much the Pelicans are struggling as of late.
With New Orleans losing six of its last seven games and the likelihood of making the playoffs growing slimmer by the day, cries from the fanbase for major change within the franchise will only grow louder.
"I just control what I can control and that's in this locker room," said Pelicans forward Langston Galloway, who ended the night with 19 points. "Just helping these guys try to get a win. We'll worry about (the team's game against the Los Angeles Clippers on
Obviously frustrated after the loss, Pelicans forward Anthony Davis had very little to say about Gentry's job status, or anything else, and only said "he's doing fine," when asked about concerns if the team's recent streak may cause changes in the near future.
New Orleans has continued its dependance on Davis on both sides of the court and its lack of other contributors on the offensive end came back to hurt it once again on Thursday.
The Pelicans were short-handed with Jrue Holiday and E'Twaun Moore sitting out with toe injuries, but Davis had 26 points and 11 rebounds and not other Pelican player other than Galloway scored more than eight points.
Things hit rock bottom for the team in the third quarter when it came only one point short of a season-low by scoring only 12 points on 5-of-25 shooting from the field, which resulted in the Pelicans losing their halftime lead.
The Sixers smothered Davis with multiple defenders and the Pelicans were unable to get enough ball movement for any of their other players to get anything going on offense. "Our ball movement was non-existent," said Pelicans forward Solomon Hill. "We have (Davis) out there scoring over three people. We want to get him to the position where it's two (people) at least or one... I think we come down and throw it to him and we just wait and watch.
"We can say we want ball movement, but when he has it going, everybody is just out there watching... There has to be consistency. Without consistency, we're not going to know what to do when he's not scoring. "
Holiday's presence in the lineup has made a major difference for the team this year, with them only having a 2-12 record in games without the point guard, but his recent absence just adds another stretch of time that the Pelicans roster has been savaged with injuries under Gentry.
"I don't think that we can have a fair handle on what kinda team we even have," Gentry said. "That's the frustrating thing. I think we have confident guys, obviously you're confidence is going to be a little rocked when you lose five or six straight games. That's just the way this league is.
"We've gotta regroup and keep moving forward. You can't look back. "
2016-12-09 09:30 William Guillory www.nola.com
62 /100 1.9 Police taser naked man attacking parked cars in Philadelphia Police officers tasered a naked man who was walking down the street attacking parked cars. The nude man can be seen walking down the street hitting cars as the video begins before standing in the middle of the road and obstructing moving vehicles. As the clip continues the well-built car attacker notices the cameraman and walks towards the car in Pennway Street in Philadelphia, USA, before he is subdued. Scroll down for video As he starts to panic the cameraman shouts for the gathering policemen to 'hit him' and asked what they are waiting for. The shot pans away from the man before capturing his anguished scream as he falls down the ground after being struck by the taser. The footage was taken on Pennway Street in Philadelphia, USA by astounded bystander Ramon Cannon. 'This man stripped down as he walk up and down the street yelling and beating up cars before being tasered and brought down by cops,' he said. The man can be heard screaming on the floor when he is handcuffed by police, appearing to be saying, 'I'm scared'.
2016-12-09 09:28 Gareth Davies www.dailymail.co.uk
63 /100 63 /100 2.0 Astra, Lilly stick with Alzheimer's approach despite setback By Ludwig Burger FRANKFURT, Dec 9 (Reuters) - AstraZeneca will expand its collaboration with Eli Lilly to develop an experimental Alzheimer's drug, sticking with an approach that has been a mainstay of research despite recent setbacks. Astra said it would team up with Lilly to develop a drug known as MEDI1814, currently being tested on humans in the first stage of development. It is designed to prevent a protein called beta amyloid from forming plaques in the brain, which is believed to play a pivotal role in Alzheimer's. Last month, the failure of Lilly's experimental drug solanezumab to slow cognitive decline cast doubt on this approach to fighting the debilitating disease. Astra said it was exploring promising new avenues within the amyloid beta pathway. "MEDI1814 has a unique mechanism among antibodies in clinical development and could provide a distinct approach to treating Alzheimer's disease," Mene Pangalos, an Executive Vice President at the British group said in a statement. The two companies are already working together on late-stage trials in a different class of Alzheimer's drugs called BACE inhibitors, which are given as pills and work differently to block beta amyloid production. Merck & Co is currently viewed as in the lead in the BACE inhibitor race with its product verubecestat. Other companies with antibody treatments targeting beta amyloid in development include Biogen and Roche , which has a tie-up with biotech firm AC Immune. Currently approved drugs only ease some of the symptoms of Alzheimer's and any treatment that successfully interferes with the cause of the disease would be virtually guaranteed multi-billion dollar annual sales, industry analysts have said. (Editing by Mark Potter)
2016-12-09 09:22 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
64 /100 1.8 Inventor unveils stunning 'Star Wars' AT-AT walker replica — RT Viral The replica All-Terrain Armored Transport vehicle was put together over the space of a month in Furze’s backyard in the UK.
Standing at 5.5 meters (17ft) tall, the awesome design boasts all of the exterior details of the legendary quadruped combat machine.
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An automated stepladder complete with dry ice allows access into the belly of the beast where you can find the ‘cock-pit’ boasting a games console and controls for the head and guns of the AT-AT. READ MORE: Mad ax man: Fiery licks banged out on flamethrowing guitar (VIDEO)
There is also plenty of room inside to store ‘Star Wars’ paraphernalia, including nerf guns and Stormtrooper masks.
With the brand new movie ‘Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’ set for global release in the coming days, Furze’s invention is sure to get everyone in the mood.
That said, it might make for some disappointed kids come Christmas. Pretty tricky fitting that toy down the chimney.
2016-12-09 09:20 www.rt.com
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2016-12-09 09:12 jameshopes article.wn.com
66 /100 2.3 British tourist was left paralysed after Spanish bus driver crashed in torrential downpour - despite being told by passengers to slow down TWICE A British tourist was left paralysed after a Spanish bus driver crashed in a torrential downpour despite twice being told to slow down by passengers. Holidaymaker Tina Campbell, 51, was left in intensive care with a damaged spinal cord and severe injuries to her back following a bus crash just outside Barcelona. The mother-of-three is still in hospital after being flown back to the UK for treatment and faces the prospect of being in a wheelchair for the rest of her life. Her husband Paul Campbell claims passengers were pleading with the driver to slow down just moments before the crash because of the treacherous conditions. The 52-year-old believes the horror smash could have been avoided if the driver had listened. Speaking about the incident, Mr Campbell said: 'We were sat in the middle of the bus and had both been woken up to the screams and the coach swerving before the crash. 'When we got to the hospital, two Irish girls said they had told the driver to slow down twice before the crash. 'They said he just wanted to get to the airport - and didn't care about the heavy rain. 'He wasn't found to be speeding, but he was driving too fast for the conditions of the road - as far as we know there was no other vehicle involved.' Asked if he thought the driver was in a rush to get to the airport, Mr Campbell replied: 'It seems that way - but the authorities seem to say that he wasn't speeding.' The couple had spent 10 days in Barcelona, exploring the city while staying in the Malgrat de Mar area of the Catalonia sub-state. Mr Campbell said everything about the holiday went smoothly until their bus journey back to El Prat airport on September 14 of this year, when rain began to teem down throughout the ride. The couple from Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire, had both only just fallen asleep before being awoken to screams from fellow passengers. The coach snaked from side-to-side before toppling sideways onto the carriageway shortly after leaving Lloret de Mar resort. Mr and Mrs Campbell were both flung out of their seats, leaving them both seriously injured. Describing his initial reaction, Mr Campbell said: 'I can't really remember anything at the time - but my first thought was to find Tina. 'We both just remember the screams and the coach swerving before the crash itself - and then flipping onto its side - the opposite side we were at.' The crash, which happened 46 miles from the centre of the city, injured 24 passengers. The driver passed a drink and drugs test, while his coach firm are thought to have told police investigators he wasn't going too fast and are said to have passed them a tachograph reading to prove it. Pictures from the crash scene showed the vehicle on its side on a grass verge by the road. Heavy rain was initially blamed for the accident, which led to the closure of part of the ring road for more than two hours. Mrs Campbell was left with a catalogue of severe injuries including damage to her spinal cord, a punctured lung, broken shoulder blades, broken ribs, injuries to her vertebrae and a head injury. Asked what he thought about the future, Mr Campbell said: 'I go see Tina twice a week and at weekends - but because she is 80 miles away it is all affecting the family. 'But it's putting a real strain on my business partner, while I'm having to juggle everything else - because we obviously worked together.' The crash hospitalised Mrs Campbell, who was in intensive care for four days before remaining in hospital for six more days in Spain. She was transferred to Pinderfields Hospital in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, where she is still receiving treatment and undergoing rehabilitation three months later. Mr Campbell, who owns a mortgage/finance advisory firm with his wife, said: 'This clearly wasn't the ending to our holiday that we expected when we boarded the coach transfer to the airport. 'Our lives have been completely changed by the injuries that Tina has sustained. 'As we had fallen asleep we are unaware as to exactly how the initial events unfolded that caused the coach to crash. 'It was absolutely terrifying with Tina being in hospital and having to spend time in intensive care. 'Since returning to the UK, Tina is still in hospital undergoing further treatment and constant physiotherapy.' The father-of-three added: 'We just hope that anyone who knows what happened will get in touch to help our legal team with their investigation.' Mr Campbell said there are signs that his wife is making improvements - last week she said she had 'some feeling' in one foot. But he also added that it could take months for any other signs and doctors are not giving them any indication as to whether Mrs Campbell might walk again. Philip Banks, a specialist legal expert at Sheffield-based Irwin Mitchell representing the couple, said: 'The crash has left Tina with very severe injuries and the couple were obviously terrified by their ordeal. 'We are now investigating the cause of the crash as we seek to help support them both through their recovery. 'We would like to speak with anyone else who was involved or witnessed this crash as they may be able to help with our investigations into what happened to cause the coach to crash.'
2016-12-09 09:11 Sam Tonkin www.dailymail.co.uk
67 /100 4.5 The market ‘honeymoon’ is almost over, this strategist says The director of client investment strategies at Russell Investments said Thursday that despite the overall bullishness since the election, troubling signs for the U. S. market will soon be seen.
2016-12-09 09:11 Annie Pei www.cnbc.com
68 /100 0.0 Brexit the wrong fit for English fancy dress company By Emily
Wither GAINSBOROUGH, England, Dec 9 (Reuters) - With Christmas music blaring, staff at English fancy dress company Smiffys are stuffing elf outfits and Santa Claus suits into boxes to send to clients across Europe. Before long, the headquarters of the 122-year-old family business will be heading to the Netherlands too - a sign of how uncertainty over Britain's exit from the European Union is forcing some companies to rethink their plans. The company, based in Lincolnshire, central England, says it has been badly hit by the fall of the pound since Britons voted for Brexit in June, because it imports most of its products from manufacturers in China. Smiffys, which says it exports to 42 countries and has an annual turnover of 56 million pounds ($70.5 million), is also concerned about the lack of clarity on when Britain will trigger the divorce process from the EU and whether companies will be able to access the bloc's tariff-free single market post-Brexit. "We cannot afford to wait on a wing and a prayer for the government to negotiate something," said Director Elliott Peckett. "If there are no deals in place prior to us pulling out then we will be faced with exporting 30-40 percent of our sales to Europe, which will carry a tariff that will make us uncompetitive. " He declined to say when the firm would shift its base to the Netherlands. It is also opening a distribution site in Germany next week, and has offices in Australia and the United States. Smiffys currently employs dozens of non-British EU nationals among its 250 staff in the UK, and Peckett complained at the lack of clarity from members of parliament or the government about whether they would have the right to stay. "We've had absolutely no commitment from any MPs or government agencies or bodies to say the jobs of those people are safe and that they can continue to live and work in the UK. " ($1 = 0.7933 pounds) (Writing by Patrick Johnston in London; Editing by Mark Trevelyan)
2016-12-09 09:09 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
69 /100 3.6 Bicentennial trust preserves more than 11,000 Indiana acres INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana says more than 11,000 acres have been protected through the efforts of the Bicentennial Nature Trust that started in 2012.
The Department of Natural Resources and the Bicentennial Commission announced figures Friday. The program works to acquire land for conservation and recreation. It honors the establishment of the state park system, which was created in 1916 to commemorate Indiana’s centennial. The state planned $20 million for Nature Trust projects and the Lilly Endowment donated another $10 million.
The Nature Trust has completed 129 land acquisition projects statewide. They’re aimed at enhancing public access to recreational trails, public hunting and fishing opportunities, wildlife observation, and conservation of habitats.
Partners include local park systems, land trusts, trails groups and landholding divisions of the DNR.
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List of approved projects: http://www.in.gov/dnr/7577.htm
2016-12-09 09:01 By www.washingtontimes.com
70 /100 0.3 Gailey: Petty Had To ‘Learn Everything’ When He Got To Jets FLORHAM PARK, N. J. (CBSNewYork/AP) — Chan Gailey has been busy developing Bryce Petty from the moment the quarterback came to the New York Jets last year as a fourth-round draft pick.
The offensive coordinator had to start from scratch, though, right down to the basics.
“When he came here, coming from (Baylor’s) offense, where they never even huddled, he had to learn huddling,” Gailey said Thursday.
“He had to learn calling out the Mike (linebacker). He had to learn protections. He had to learn everything. He’s come an extremely long way since he got here, but there was a long way to go.
“There’s still some more he’s got to do that I think, as time goes on, he’ll get better at.”
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Petty will start the final four games for the Jets in what essentially is an audition for next season. With New York in a four-game skid and out of the playoff hunt, Petty is replacing Ryan Fitzpatrick and hoping to provide a spark.
The first real test begins Sunday at San Francisco. The previous time he was a team’s unquestioned starting quarterback was in the Cotton Bowl in 2015, when Petty threw for a game-record 550 yards in Baylor’s 42-41 loss to Michigan State.
“I’m sure there will be some nerves, but he’s been in big games before,” Gailey said. “But this is a different scenario and he’s done it once before. I think he’ll go out there and handle the emotional part fine.”
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The Jets’ biggest uncertainty heading into next year is at quarterback, with Fitzpatrick and Geno Smith scheduled to be free agents, and Petty and second-rounder Christian Hackenberg inexperienced.
Petty could help ease those concerns with a solid finish.
“You always expect the best,” Gailey said. “You expect a guy to go out and play extremely well. I think we all realize there will be some bumps in the road, but you expect the best.”
It’s debatable whether Petty is truly ready to assume a starting role in the NFL, considering all the factors that went into him getting to this point.
Fitzpatrick was benched twice after being re-signed for one year and $12 million, failing to live up to his big performance last season when he threw a franchise-record 31 touchdown passes.
Smith’s chance to reclaim the starting job lasted less than two quarters when he suffered a season-ending knee injury against Baltimore on Oct. 23.
With Hackenberg still considered a major project, Petty was the last man standing. But, Gailey always believed Petty would reach this point, where he’s a starting quarterback — despite all the work to get here.
“He made a statement when we were talking one time,” Gailey recalled. “The question came up, ‘You’ve been in that offense. Can you learn what we need you to do?’ He said, ‘I learned Baylor’s offense and learned how to go play in it. I can learn this offense.’
“So the confidence factor led you to believe that he would be able to do it, yes.”
Gailey said the Jets’ offense won’t change significantly with Petty running it, aside from a few things that will be slightly different.
He wouldn’t reveal those, of course, knowing that the 49ers will try to make things difficult on the young quarterback.
“They can rush on the outside, they create problems with outside edge rushers,” Gailey said. “They’re good at it, and third down is where they really create their exotics, and bring a lot of exotics — which I assume they’ll do again, making Bryce figure out what all he needs to do to get it protected. So, that will be one of the big issues.”
Petty already has one NFL start under his belt after filling in for an injured Fitzpatrick against Los Angeles on Nov. 13. He was still just the backup then, with some fans and media clamoring for him to get a full shot at the starting gig.
Well, here it is. And, he’s trying to take his new role in stride. “I think it’s just trying to take the same mentality I’ve always had, which is just control what you can control,” Petty said. “That’s my preparation and my work coming in every day, who I am in this locker room and as a teammate. I know I sound like a broken record, but the rest really will take care of itself.”
NOTES : S Antonio Allen (concussion), RT Breno Giacomini (back, calf shoulder), WR Jalin Marshall (concussion), DT Steve McLendon (hamstring) and RB Khiry Robinson (lower leg) all didn’t practice. Robinson was ruled out for the game by coach Todd Bowles. … DE Muhammad Wilkerson on the Jets’ lack of sacks: “Maybe a little tighter coverage and we get those sacks.” He insisted he wasn’t taking a shot at the secondary, but added: “It works hand-in-hand. We can get to the quarterback, but if (the secondary) isn’t holding them for that 1 second, the ball’s out.” The Jets have 20 sacks, tying them with the 49ers for 30th in the league. … Bowles said there’s “a good chance” WR Devin Smith will be active this week. He hasn’t played since tearing a knee ligament in a game last December.
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2016-12-09 09:01 newyork.cbslocal.com
71 /100 1.0 Tip To Find the Best Treadmills in 2017 (CNN)An enormous Indian Navy frigate tipped over on its side on Monday, killing two people and leaving 14 others injured. The guided missile frigate INS Betwa, a 3,850 ton...
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2016-12-09 09:01 jameshopes article.wn.com
72 /100 2.6 WATCH: MMA fighter who lost fight accidentally punches ring girl Being on the receiving end of a professional fighter’s clenched fist is never fun, especially if your only job is to simply carry signs that display what round it is.
Mixed martial artist Andrew Whitney thought he had the victory in the bag against Farkhad Sharipov during their title bout at Titan Fight Championship last week.
Much to the fighter’s dismay, the decision went in favor of his opponent, which left him visibly frustrated.
In a fit of anger and disbelief, the brawler, nicknamed “The Beast,” reacted by swinging what seemed to be a random punch.
However, as seen in a shocking video that has since gone viral, an unsuspecting ring girl was standing behind him and received the full-force blow straight on her jaw.
The ring girl looked to be dazed by the punch, but surprisingly managed to keep her balance and stay on her feet.
Whitney, on the other hand, appeared not to have done it on purpose and quickly rushed to the girl’s aid upon realizing what he had done.
In the aftermath of the incident, Titan Fighting Championship CEO Jeff Aronson released a statement. “Our ring card girl was attended to by the ringside doctor and officials. She indicated she was fine and was more surprised by the punch than injured,” Aronson said.
“Titan FC is broadcast around the world and we expect our athletes to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times. We have spoken with Andrew Whitney and his management and they are taking appropriate actions to make sure this unforeseen incident is not repeated,” he added.
The 32-year-old Whitney was on a four-fight winning streak losing to Sharipov on a unanimous points decision. It has yet to be known if he will face sanctions for his actions. Khristian Ibarrola
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73 /100 4.3 Buy that buttery soft tee and give back to L. A. nonprofit groups There are more than a few fashion trends that don’t age well — scrunchies, leg warmers, low-rise denim.
But Los Angeles native Yvonne Niami has largely built her L. A.- based women’s wear brand, N:Philanthropy , around something that gets better with time — raising money for animal welfare and pediatric cancer research.
“I wanted to create a line that felt cool and edgy but still had a give-back component,” says Niami. “I love the idea of people in their 20s buying our clothes and knowing that they’re giving back.”
Philanthropy is built into the brand’s DNA and, as part of the process, allows shoppers to wear their hearts on their sleeves — in style.
Niami’s intention for N:Philanthropy enables the brand to give money to support two local nonprofit organizations: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Los Angeles. Ten percent of the brand’s net proceeds go to these organizations, yielding $200,000 in 2015 and $325,000 (so far) in 2016.
N:Philanthropy joins other fashion companies that incorporate a philanthropic angle into their business practices.
Ventura-based Patagonia , known for its outdoor clothes, has been donating like this for more than 20 years. (Most recently, it was in the news for donating $10 million from Black Friday sales to nonprofit groups working to protect the environment.) And L. A.-based Toms , which makes shoes, eyewear and other goods, has had a buy-one, give-one model since it started in 2006.
Also, in the mix are a fringed vegan leather skirt ($158) and a red slip dress ($194), which might sound vampy but come across as elevated and easy-going thanks to their sophisticated lines.
The brand’s commitment goes beyond official donations, with Niami working philanthropy into her staff’s routine.
On a recent Thursday afternoon, for example, Niami and her team weren’t at their downtown headquarters. Instead, they were doing their monthly volunteer work at Children’s Hospital.
The charitable intent also influences N:Philanthropy’s ad campaigns. The brand cast model Elsa Hosk, a Victoria’s Secret Angel, because of her work as an activist for Fair Girls , a Washington, D. C.-based organization devoted to helping survivors of human trafficking.
“Brands like N:Philanthropy make me proud to be a model and to use my platform to do something for the world,” Hosk says. “This is the future — brands taking responsibility and giving back.”
Hosk isn’t alone in her prediction. “We’re at the crux of a new world,” says Susan McPherson of McPherson Strategies, a consultancy that advises brands on philanthropy, social good and corporate sustainability. “It used to be that companies would write a check or buy a table at a gala. Now, investing in corporate responsibility is an opportunity to differentiate yourself in the market and attract the best employees.”
“It’s also the right thing to do,” she adds.
For N:Philanthropy, it has also been a good move for business.
“The merchandise is great on its own, but the philanthropic aspect is an added bonus,” says Brooke Jaffe, operating vice president and fashion director of women’s ready-to-wear for Bloomingdale’s.
Celebrities have been quick converts. In the past 2 ½ years, photographers have snapped Kylie Jenner, Vanessa Hudgens and Alessandra Ambrosio , among others, in clothes from N:Philanthropy.
Niami, a mother of two, says she and her team sweat the details to make the clothes friendly to a wider variety of shapes, citing perfectly placed straps on a mostly backless top so wearers don’t have to skip putting on a bra.
It all makes for a line that feels effortless in its stylishness, and Niami says the only time the brand’s mission has interfered with the product has been for a good cause.
“We moved away from black faux furs,” says Niami, “Because people kept thinking they were real.”
Enter N:Philanthropy’s blush-pink faux fur jacket ($220), a socially responsible statement that makes a fashion statement as well. [email protected] Daylight Saving Time tips
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Waldo Yan's parents worked at a Chinese restaurant for years so that he could have a better life, toiling nights, weekends and holidays at a tiny restaurant in the food court of a Rosemead grocery store.
Before his mother died two years ago, she begged him from a hospital bed "not to do this work. " But about a year ago, after graduating from UCLA with honors, Yan took over the family restaurant and began to pursue a career as a chef.
He makes the food his mother used to make for him, to honor her memory and to prove that he's made something of himself.
Waldo Yan's parents worked at a Chinese restaurant for years so that he could have a better life, toiling nights, weekends and holidays at a tiny restaurant in the food court of a Rosemead grocery store.
Before his mother died two years ago, she begged him from a hospital bed "not to do this work. " But about a year ago, after graduating from UCLA with honors, Yan took over the family restaurant and began to pursue a career as a chef.
He makes the food his mother used to make for him, to honor her memory and to prove that he's made something of himself.
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2016-12-09 09:00 Amy Preiser www.latimes.com
74 /100 1.7 Second chance for Saints' Stephone Anthony could come vs. Bucs, and more First-and-10 tidbits The legions of New Orleans Saints fans begging and screaming for linebacker Stephone Anthony to find more playing time could receive their wish Sunday.
Middle linebacker Craig Robertson missed his second straight day of practice Thursday with a shoulder injury. It seems like Anthony would start Sunday in Tampa Bay if Robertson can't play.
Robertson left the Lions game in the fourth quarter last Sunday. The injury pushed Anthony, the Saints' second first-round pick from 2015, into the game for a regular role for the first time since last season. Anthony played eight defensive snaps against the Lions.
The curiosity in me wants to see how Anthony will respond if he starts at Tampa Bay on Sunday. The team's leading tackler last season has only played on 67 defensive snaps in 2016.
And it's not because he's been injured.
Sean Payton and defensive coordinator Dennis Allen moved Anthony from middle linebacker to strongside linebacker admittedly because Anthony couldn't fully comprehend the defense. Moving to strongside linebacker was basically a demotion given how little the Sam plays with defenses playing so much nickel coverage.
The Saints started with James Laurinaitis to replace Anthony. Then they moved to Robertson in the middle rather than Anthony when Laurinaitis wasn't cutting it anymore.
Then Anthony fell even farther down the depth chart when Michael Mauti jumped him on the Sam depth chart earlier this season. The former Clemson standout looked lost in the few snaps he did play in the last couple of months, including a Theo Riddick 1-yard touchdown reception last week.
Anytime Anthony has spoken publicly about his changing roles within the defense, he's handled it professionally. I'm sure for someone who's been an elite player at every level of football that this season with the Saints has been the most frustrating of his life. It's probably not even close.
I can tell you the Saints don't want to completely give up on Anthony even though it appears that way this season. I'm betting the Saints will try to find a place for Anthony somewhere on the defense. Where? I'm sure the team has no idea since it doesn't know what to do with him right now.
Anthony could receive his first attempt at career revitalization Sunday.
2. Red zone effectiveness
You would figure the Saints would always rank pretty high in the league standings for red zone offense. They do, of course, ranking third with a 68 percent touchdown rate.
The Saints also lead the NFL in red zone possessions (50), total points when they get inside an opponent's 20-yard line (271) and touchdowns (34).
You probably wouldn't figure the Saints would rank highly in red zone defense, though. They actually do.
New Orleans ranks seventh in the league, only yielding TDs at a 51.2 percent rate. It's the ultimate bend-don't-break defense, with the Saints allowing the third-most trips into the red zone with 43. Only San Francisco (49) and San Diego (45) have allowed more.
The Saints defense has also been stout in goal-to-go situations, tied for seventh with a 64.0 touchdown rate. New Orleans is tied with the Bucs, who are ranked 26 th in red zone defense.
3. Gene Guillot stat of the week The Saints have failed to score a touchdown in the first half in three of their past four games. That's the first time that's happened since 2003. The Saints have failed to score a touchdown in the first half in four games this year, all losses.
That's the most times for a season in the Sean Payton-Drew Brees era. The last time the Saints did that in five games in a season was 2003. For trivia's sake, the only season in this era in which the Saints scored a first-half TD in all 16 games was 2012.
4. Encouraging stat of the week
Raymond James Stadium doesn't exactly instill fear into the Saints. New Orleans is 7-3 when facing the Bucs on their home turf since 2006.
It gets better. The Saints have won four consecutive games at Tampa Bay and five of their last six. The only loss in that span, amazingly, occurred in 2011 to break a four-game winning streak for the Saints.
5. Discouraging stat of the week
December hasn't been a month to remember for the Saints in the last four years.
New Orleans hasn't finished above .500 in the year's last month since 2011. The Saints have an 8-9 record, with their worst record actually coming in 2013 (2-3) when the team last made the postseason.
At least the Saints are 2-1 in January during that span, with a playoff win at Philadelphia in the 2013 season and a 2015 regular-season finale victory at Atlanta last season.
6. Penalty report
Here's a look at the Saints' most penalized players through 12 games:
1. Brees -- Nine, 73 yards, eight stalled drives. Penalties: six delay of game, three intentional grounding
2. Jahri Evans -- Six (one declined), 35 yards, 16 yards nullified, two stalled drives. Penalties: two false start, four offensive holding (one declined)
3. Nick Fairley -- Four (one declined), 25 yards. Penalties: one unsportsmanlike conduct (declined), one offside, one encroachment, one unnecessary roughness
Players tied with three penalties are Sterling Moore, Delvin Breaux, Kenny Vaccaro, Vonn Bell, Brandin Cooks, John Kuhn, Cam Jordan, Coby Fleener, Zach Strief, Senio Kelemete and Andrus Peat.
Just another friendly reminder: Brandon Browner had 21 penalties (two declined) through 12 games in 2015.
7. Odds and ends
The Saints have slightly increased their chances of making the playoffs, via MakeNFLPlayoffs.com. New Orleans carries a 10.9 percent shot at making the postseason and an 8.9 percent chance at winning NFC South. The Saints are at 300/1 to win the Super Bowl, via Bovada. Only Carolina (500/1) Cincinnati (500/1), San Diego (500/1) and Los Angeles (1000/1) have worse odds. The Jets, Chicago, Cleveland, Jacksonville and San Francisco are off the board.
As for winning the NFC, New Orleans sits at 150/1 (down from 40/1 last week). Only Los Angeles, Carolina and Philadelphia are below the Saints still on the board. Winning the NFC South has jumped for the Saints to 25/1. Atlanta (4/7) and Tampa Bay (13/10) are obviously ahead of New Orleans.
Brees is teetering on the edge of falling off the board for NFL MVP. He's at 33/1 with Kirk Cousins and Aaron Rodgers. Julio Jones is the last one on the board at 50/1.
8. Top formations
Here are the Saints' most used formations through 12 games:
Offense
1. Brees, Travaris Cadet, Brandin Cooks, Michael Thomas, Willie Snead, Fleener, Strief, Peat, Evans, Kelemete, Max Unger: 37 (36 pass, one rush), 9.84 yards average (10.0 pass, 4.0 rush) 17 first downs, two interceptions
2. Brees, Cadet, Cooks, Thomas, Snead, Fleener, Peat, Strief, Terron Armstead, Evans, Unger: 33 plays (31 pass, two rush), 4.97 yards average (5.26 pass, 0.5 rush), nine first downs, one touchdown
Defense
1. Cam Jordan, Paul Kruger, Tyeler Davison, Nick Fairley, Craig Robertson, Dannell Ellerbe, Sterling Moore, Delvin Breaux, Kenny Vaccaro, Vonn Bell, Jairus Byrd: 52 plays (27 pass, 25 rush), 5.54 yards average (6.96 pass, 4.0 rush), 12 first downs, one interception
2. Jordan, Sheldon Rankins, Fairley, Robertson, Ellerbe, Moore, Breaux, Vaccaro, Bell, Byrd, B. W. Webb: 37 plays (all pass), 7.49 yards average, 15 first downs, three touchdowns
9. Quotable
An exchange between Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston and New Orleans media on a Wednesday conference call:
Reporter: How do you prepare for an improved Saints defense?
Winston: "We just got to be smart with the football and make smart plays because the thing for us is we're playing against the best quarterback in the league. "
Reporter: What makes you say that about Drew?
Winston: "Because he's the best quarterback in the league. "
Reporter: Somebody might say Tom Brady or something. Why is it Drew?
Winston: "You have a lot of guys that rank up there at the top. You can't really determine which, one through five, you can't really -- especially a guy who's going to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. In my division, he's the best quarterback in the league. "
I'm confused. Are you?
10. Prediction
Bucs 27, Saints 24
Typically, it doesn't matter where New Orleans stands record-wise when it plays at Tampa Bay. The Saints tend to beat the Bucs away from the Dome. I've been burned too many times for picking the Saints to win this season, though. So I'm not doing it anymore.
2016-12-09 09:00 Larry Holder www.nola.com
75 /100 2.3 Arsenal sensation Alex Iwobi reveals Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez are his Gunners mentors Alex Iwobi has revealed both Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez have taken him under their wing at Arsenal. Iwobi has burst into Arsene Wenger's first team plans having only been playing for the Under 19s a year ago, and the 20-year-old marked his incredible rise on Tuesday by scoring his first ever Champions League goal against Basle. Both Ozil and Sanchez have taken a shine to the Nigerian international and he explained how both mentor him on and off the pitch. The German provided the assist for the forward in Switzerland and Iwobi told the Guardian: 'I have to call him 'my boss' because he assisted me.' 'Alexis likes to take the mick out of me when I don't score in training. They are funny.' 'They will tell you what you need to work on but in a jokey kind of way. They do advise me, saying I just need to compose myself, relax and the chances will come. They try to help in the best way they can.' Arsenal are desperate to tie down Sanchez and Ozil to new contracts as both have just 18 months left on their current deals. The pair have been in scintillating form this season and Iwobi believes that the current quality in the Gunners' squad is good enough to see them mount a serious title challenge. 'Some of the players Arsenal used to have were scary. But even now the quality we have now, this season could be our season,' said Iwobi. 'It is wide open.' 'I walk past the corridors and see all the pictures of players holding a trophy and celebrating but my face is not there. 'I want to be there. Hopefully one day my face will be on the wall celebrating too. That would be amazing.'
2016-12-09 08:59 Harry Slavin www.dailymail.co.uk
76 /100 76 /100 1.1 The Chase viewers left in shock as The Beast PUNCHES wall after losing £60,000 He's the almost unstoppable quiz titan on hit series The Chase, but Mark 'The Beast' Labbett finally lost his cool on the ITV show. Viewers were left in shock as the brainy quiz master stormed off the set of the show when he lost £60,000 to three contestants. Mark was seen leaving the general knowledge-based quiz show and even punching the wall en route after Michael, Trish and Terry beat him and snared £60,000. Twitter was alight with comments about Mark - also know as The Chaser's - actions. One user wrote: 'THE BEAST JUST PUNCHED A WALL ON THE CHASE HAHAHAHAAH OMG. Well done to the 3 that won 60k,' and another adding: Oh dear , sore loser Mark #the Beast #The Chase.' Another user seemed amused by the episode, writing: 'The beast on the chase taking a mega hissy fit,' and another said: 'The beast has just left hooked the set on the chase harder than me after losing a game of FIFA' Other users joined in with the conversation, writing: 'Absolutely unreal scenes on the chase. The Beast has crumbled and punched the wall,' and another saying: 'The beast taking the huff on the #chase after getting pumped was hilarious.' Following his swift exit, host Bradley Walsh attempted told the audience: 'That just shows you how they take it. Very seriously.' The Chase is a race, where the players must avoid being caught by The Chaser, a ruthless quiz genius determined to stop them winning at all costs. If they stay ahead of The Chaser, they share the pot of money but if they get caught, they lose the lot. In The Chase, contestants must answer general knowledge questions and play the tactics right in order to get themselves into the Final Chase, with the opportunity to win a prize fund worth thousands of pounds. But standing in the way is their common enemy, the Chaser, who is described as an 'intellectually dominating and supremely self-confident quiz genius'. Mark, who has starred on the show since 2009, also stars on the US version and is one of five chasers on the show in Australia, too.
2016-12-09 08:57 Bianca London www.dailymail.co.uk
77 /100 5.0 Goldman Sachs: Bet on the 2016 laggards to soar in 2017 Investors should bet on the 2016 laggards, Goldman Sachs' options research team says, noting that stocks that have underperformed the S&P 500 in 17 of the last 25 years have ended up as leaders the following year.
The research note recommends buying calls on 15 selected stocks with liquid options on track to be this year's laggards. Buying call options offer investors exposure to upside but not to downside in a given time period. Many of the recommendations are health-care stocks, the worst-performing sector in the S&P 500 this year (the sector was pulled down by biotech stocks, which fell nearly 11 percent as the worst-performing industry group).
Nicholas Colas, chief market strategist at Convergex, likes the strategy of buying market laggards, but he has two reservations about using options in particular.
"The first is, you have to kind of buy all the ideas in that basket because you can't really pick and choose. Some are going to work, and some aren't," Colas said Thursday on CNBC's " Trading Nation. " "The second thing is, options might not be the best way to play it. You might want to buy the underlying asset because sometimes it takes one quarter or two quarters to get that bounce back through fundamentals or reversion to the mean. "
The Goldman report highlights pharmaceutical company Endo International , down 75 percent year to date as the Justice Department has looked into the possibility of several drug manufacturers taking part in price collusion. Other names highlighted as laggards with the potential to turn around next year include Tenet Healthcare , Allergan and Mylan.
Names from the consumer discretionary sector, the third-worst performing sector year to date, include H&R Block and TripAdvisor , down 32 percent and 44 percent year to date, respectively. The S&P 500 has gained nearly 10 percent in the same time.
"The laggard effect has been even more pronounced in recent years with only two years of the past decade (2015 and 2009) showing negative performance," the options research team, headed by Katherine Fogertey, wrote, citing a 25-year study by Goldman Sachs' tactical research team.
Interestingly enough, the report said, "laggards" tend to not only perform well the following year relative to the market, but on a sector-relative basis, as well. Such has been the case in all but one year in the last decade, according to the report.
2016-12-09 08:55 Rebecca Ungarino www.cnbc.com
78 /100 1.9 Slovenian October exports fall yr/yr; expected to rise in months ahead LJUBLJANA, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Slovenian exports, the main driver of the country's economy, fell by 0.7 percent year-on-year in October, mainly because sales to other European Union members declined, the statistics office said on Friday. It also said exports in the first 10 months of the year rose by 3.6 percent compared with the same period of 2015. Analysts said exports are expected to rise in coming months as economic indicators in the EU remain favourable. The European Central Bank said on Thursday the euro zone economy was expected to expand 1.7 percent next year versus the 1.6 percent forecast earlier. "Economic activity is still relatively good... so I expect Slovenia's GDP growth will surely be above 2 percent this year," said Igor Masten, a professor at Ljubljana's Faculty of Economy. He added that export figures were reflected in industrial output, which fell by 0.6 percent from September to October, although October industrial output was up by 6.6 percent compared to October last year. "It is possible that exports are down mainly due to lower prices of export products which have decreased after a fall of global raw material prices," Masten said. Euro zone member Slovenia, which narrowly avoided an international bailout for its banks in 2013, exports about 70 percent of its production, mainly to other EU members, particularly Germany, Italy and Austria. The government expects the economy to expand by 2.3 percent this year and by a further 2.9 percent in 2017, pushed up by increases in exports and household spending. (Reporting By Marja Novak, editing by Larry King)
2016-12-09 08:53 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
79 /100 0.8 YouTube star PewDiePie threatens to quit platform amid algorithm row — RT Viral Felix Kjellberg has amassed a small fortune for his comedic clips and video gaming walkthroughs under the moniker of PewDiePie.
However, in a rage against “record low” views on his channel, Kjellberg tweeted that he will delete his account at 5 p.m. GMT on Friday.
Last week, the popular content creator announced in an online video, entitled ‘WTF is going on with Youtube’, his intentions to walk away from the site once he hit 50 million subscribers.
In a follow-up broadcast, Kjellberg blamed YouTube for the drop-off and suggested a significant fall in November views indicated algorithm changes have been made behind the scenes.
So far Kjellberg’s video complaint has garnered more than 5 million clicks, and details how in the space of a month views from his ‘suggested videos’ traffic source plummeted to below 1 percent.
“Something 100% happened in November because all of a sudden we got suggested views 0.7%... and it’s not just one video,” Kjellberg said.
“I think if this continues it is going to kill a lot of channels,” he said.
“I’ll be fine but there are smaller channels that are just barely getting by, all of a sudden 40% of their views are getting cut out and they can’t keep making a living on Youtube, which I think is really sad and really stupid and a mistake.”
Forbes estimate Kjellberg made $15 million last year from his channel. However, the YouTuber is so incensed with the platform, arguing clickbait is gaining greater prominence, that he appears willing to derail the gravy train.
“I honestly thought Youtube was about what content the majority want to watch but it seems like it is becoming less and less of that. It’s not about who you want to watch, it’s about who is going to yell the loudest,” he said.
“If this is all intentional and Youtube is focusing away from creator based content and less personality based, well then don’t be surprised if personalities start leaving Youtube.”
Fans of PewDiePie have since inundated the star with messages of support, pleading with him to rethink his impending departure.
Some viewers even appear to be taking emergency action by downloading all the content from his channel.
RT.com has requested a comment from YouTube. The company has denied algorithm changes have been made.
2016-12-09 08:50 www.rt.com
80 /100 3.4 Money vs. happiness: How to choose? by Financial Fanny Pack
One of my friends recently said the following to me:
"You're going to grow to hate the things you love, so do what you hate and make more money. "
Gosh, that sounds terrible, doesn't it?
This goes back to the old adage that "money can't buy happiness. " Personally, I disagree to an extent. Of course there are people who can live off of next to nothing and be happy, but I don't think that that's realistic for most of us.
Yeah, I COULD ride my bike to work through the snow to save on car expenses, but I'm pretty sure I'd be miserable. You COULD decide that ramen noodles are decent enough to keep you alive, but do you really want that?
On the flipside, are you going to be significantly happier buying a Bugatti than buying a Ferrari? What about buying a Ferrari over a five year old Mercedes? Correct me if I'm wrong here, but the benefits seem marginal at best.
Although a newish Mercedes sounds much better than a bike.
But, at the end of the day, it boils down to goals and personal preferences.
What are your goals? If I haven't got annoying with that idea yet, I'm sure I will soon. It's one of the most important things you can ask yourself.
Do you want to obtain financial independence early? Are you dreaming of starting your own business, but you're worried that you can't afford the risk? Would you like the freedom to work a job that you love, even if it doesn't pay much?
Assuming you don't want to work forever, you'll probably need to grow your income and spending gap. Here's an explanation of the idea from Paula Pant at AffordAnything. Chances are, you'll need to make more and/or spend less.
Most of us don't want to cut our spending too much (although it's not a bad idea), so what's your remaining option? Yep, earn more.
I guess that awful, high-paying job is your best option. Either that, or you develop what a lot of the internet refers to as a "side-hustle. " Basically, this is a way to make money on the side. MoneyPeach has a long list of options in this article , but the choices are endless.
Either way, the higher your income, the easier it is to plow money away for later. If you want to accomplish your goals badly enough, it may not be a bad idea to suffer for a few years.
Is three years of hating your job worth twenty years of loving life? Up to you.
I think this is a bit more self-explanatory, so I'll keep it short.
If your goals don't include needing massive amounts of free time to pursue your interests, then having a fun, lower-paying job might not be such a bad idea. Many people would be completely happy knowing that they get wake up to do something they love every morning, even if it doesn't bring in a fat paycheck.
"Find a job that you love, and you'll never work a day in your life. "
For a lot of people, this is totally cool. If you're having fun and making money doing it, why would you switch to a job you hate? Achieving financial independence earlier than your 60s may not be as important to you.
We're all different and we all want different things out of life. Killing yourself for a few years at a job that makes your stomach churn might not be worth it.
However, referring back to the original quote, it might be possible that you get tired of your current job, even if you once loved it. We millennials are known to hop around in our interests and our professions.
While, usually, there's nothing wrong with this, it may reflect poorly on you if you were to switch employers every few months. So try to avoid it, if possible.
A low income may make it difficult to create a huge income-to-spending gap, but it probably won't make it impossible. Pairing your happiness with a bit of frugality can still put you in a pretty strong financial position.
At the end of the day, if you're happy and conscious of your spending, taking the lower-paying job might be the right choice.
Can money buy happiness? I really don't know. Is it worth being miserable at work so you can make more money? Again, I don't know. Both of these are totally up to you.
Personally, I don't think I'd be happy riding my bike everywhere, whereas people like Mr. Money Mustache swear by it. I also know that my goals do not include working a 40 year career at a major corporation.
For me, a couple years of somewhat crappy work would probably be worth an extra decade of doing something I really enjoy. The idea boils down to what your time is worth. If a few years of misery is worth a few more years of happiness and fulfillment, you should probably do it.
Or, be happy every day of your life and work a job you enjoy. Your goal may not be to escape your current working life. Money isn't everything.
Whatever YOU personally choose, make sure what you're doing makes sense. Don't just do something because it's presented to you. Do something that will put you closer to your goals and will allow you to do something that you love.
You can't afford to spend your entire life unhappy.
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2016-12-09 08:47 AOL Staff www.aol.com
81 /100 1.0 Claudio Ranieri wants lowly Leicester to show title- winning qualities Leicester boss Claudio Ranieri insists the next two months will define the Foxes' season. The champions are just two points above the relegation zone only seven months after winning the Premier League in one of sport's biggest shocks. They lost 5-0 in their final Champions League Group G game in Porto on Wednesday, having already qualified for the last 16, and now have a break from Europe until February with the draw for the second round made on Monday. Leicester host Manchester City on Saturday and Ranieri is keen to focus on their league problems now they can forget the distraction of Europe. He said: "This part of the season is our key moment. "The players aren't satisfied, they want to play better and fight more but it's important to fight together as a team. Our strength was this, if we made a dream last season it's because we were together, not because we were a big team. With our effort we made a story. "Do you see the same team from last season? I don't see, we have to react, to come back. "The recruitment area are working hard but they wait for me to say 'Okay, now i need this, this and this. Until then I want to check my players and the only players who will stay with me are the ones who want to fight until the end. " Leicester have not won in the top flight since beating Crystal Palace 3-1 in October, their only victory in their last eight league games. Pep Guardiola's Manchester City have won just four of their last 14 games and have slipped to fourth in the Premier League, four points behind leaders Chelsea. Sergio Aguero is banned this weekend but Ranieri knows City have talent in abundance. "There are so many champions, there is Kevin De Bruyne, there is David Silva, there is Kelechi Iheanacho, there are so many," said Ranieri. "It is a big team, fantastic players, but I want to see (them) against us, when we are strong. " Jamie Vardy, Riyad Mahrez, Robert Huth, Andy King and Islam Slimani will all return after being rested for the trip to Porto.
2016-12-09 08:46 Press Association www.dailymail.co.uk
82 /100 2.2 Markets are on a 'sugar high,' billionaire hedge fund manager Marc Lasry says Hedge fund titan Marc Lasry says the market is experiencing a "sugar high" that has generated a lot of excitement among investors.
The Trump-induced rally has resulted in a 7.1 percent gain in the Dow industrials since the election.
But before you break out the champagne, Lasry says there are still questions as to whether this rally can continue. As we know, breakthrough moments can be unpredictable.
Lasry, who supported Hillary Clinton, is cautiously optimistic.
"The people [Trump] is putting in place … it will be a big experiment. All those business folks will be able to reduce regulation, increase GDP growth," he said in an interview Thursday with CNBC. "If it occurs, great. I don't know if that happens. … I hope it does. The early signs are positive, so let's wait and see. "
The CEO of Avenue Capital Group, which has about $11 billion in assets under management, admitted that even though his firm saw Clinton winning, he didn't set up his portfolio that way. "So I think we ended up having a huge benefit over the last month," he said.
Going into 2017, Lasry said the main metric to watch is headline growth.
"If you have tax cuts, a much larger deficit in a rising rate environment, that is not beneficial unless you have 3 or 4 percent GDP growth. So what you're going to have is inflation. Question is, what will happen with GDP growth? If it is 3 to 4 percent, that will be very positive," said Lasry. President-elect Donald Trump 's pro-business agenda has been cheered by investors and has been seen as the main driver behind stocks. Energy is currently the best performing sector in 2016 and has risen more than 23 percent.
Lasry said the market would have probably not rallied as much had Clinton won the presidency.
"I think the market would have gone up a little, but a lot of it was priced in," he added.
Most people thought — and you saw — when it looked like he [Trump] was going to win, the market was down about 800. What calmed the market quite a bit — you saw it as he gave his speech — things ended up calming and it looked like, OK, things would be positive, and since then that's been the consensus and that is why the market is up. "
On the topic of banks, Lasry was optimistic, saying the prospect of deregulation opens the doors to much more activity and lending for financial firms.
But Lasry is more focused on the distressed opportunity — specifically in the energy sector. One name he mentioned, which he's mentioned before on CNBC, is Dynegy.
Beyond the U. S., Lasry, who has over two decades of experience in investing in distressed assets, is taking advantage of the political uncertainty in Europe, which doesn't seem to calming down anytime soon.
The most recent political shock coming out of Europe is the Italian referendum where the "no" vote prevailed, leading Prime Minister Matteo Renzi to resign and has cast a cloud of uncertainty around Italy's financial sector, which is under much distress.
"So when you have sort of what's going on in Italy, and people are nervous and people are worried. Ultimately what that does for what we are investing in, in a great company that's overlevered … it forces prices down. And that's the opportunity. And it's the same thing here. "
Lasry went on to say that the more stable an environment, the less there's risk. But there's also less return. The more volatile an environment, the higher the returns.
"And the question is are you investing in companies, so what we would love to do, whether it's in Europe or it's in the United States…ultimately what you want is to invest in a great company that is over levered. "
2016-12-09 08:45 Seema Mody www.cnbc.com
83 /100 0.6 Voices from Mosul: 'Hope is Fading' Visions of liberation soon gave way to a much bloodier reality. Seven weeks into the operation, only a small sliver of the city's eastern neighborhoods has been declared cleared and secured. Coalition forces are now locked into a grueling house-to-house battle for the city, a fight that will take many more months. ISIS has resisted fiercely -- blowing up hundreds of car bombs, placing snipers on the rooftops of homes, and even using civilians as human shields.
For the people trapped behind enemy lines, the protracted offensive means being caught in the crossfire with little access to clean water, electricity, medical care, and food staples.
While more than 30,000 people have managed to escape eastern Mosul since the offensive began, about 1 million are still trapped in the city as fighting rages around them.
A few residents inside ISIS-controlled Mosul agreed to speak to CNN by phone about the sense of hopelessness they say has set in.
Their names have been changed for their safety.
Um Ibrahim
Thirty-five-year-old Um Ibrahim spoke to CNN from a hidden corner of her rooftop, fearing ISIS militants might catch her. The terror group bans cell phones and being found with one can result in medieval-style punishment.
"I asked my neighbors to help me recharge my cell phone because they have a small power generator," Um Ibrahim said.
"I call my family members, who live in different neighborhoods in Mosul, every day to check on them. We could die any moment. "
"Sounds of explosions and mortars have become part of our daily life. A few weeks ago we used to scream when we heard sounds of loud explosions, but we don't even blink. I don't want my children to live in this sick environment. "
Um Ibrahim said the slow advance of the country's Counter Terror Forces frustrates her. She has watched soldiers struggle for six days to liberate just two residential blocks near her home.
"I can't wait for the Iraqi forces to liberate our neighborhood. We can't wait to leave our house and walk in the streets. I feel like my house has become a prison for me and my family. "
Um Ibrahim started to cry as she spoke about losing hope that the army will ever reach her street. She told CNN she is dreaming of the day when she can go outside freely, to buy sweets and toys for her children.
"I tell my children to wait a few more days and Iraqi forces will be here. I know I am giving them a false hope, but I have to because my children keep asking me about the day they can leave the house. "
Abu Ibrahim
"If ISIS finds out I am calling a journalist they would kill me and take my family members as slaves. I agreed to speak to you because we started losing hope," Abu Ibrahim, Um Ibrahim's husband, told CNN.
"Please let our voices reach the Iraqi government and Iraqi security forces. Tell them we are dying inside our homes. They can't be that slow. "
Abu Ibrahim said they sometimes see ISIS fighters outside their home, launching mortar rounds from their front yard. "If we refused, they will consider us apostates and they will kill us," Abu Ibrahim explains.
"I have to be with my wife every time she wants to go into the kitchen because she is afraid ISIS will see her through the window. Do you think it's a normal life? "
"We are running out of water and food, and honestly, we are losing hope that security forces will come to save us from these murders. "
Om Noor
When ISIS took hold of the city's institutions, Om Noor's husband lost his job as an employee at Mosul College.
"They told my husband he would have to support them [ISIS], but he refused and he has been out of work ever since," Om Noor told CNN.
The family struggled to make ends meet, so when they heard that Iraqi troops would soon liberate eastern Mosul they left their home in the western portion of the city and went to stay with Om Noor's grandfather in Quds neighborhood, in the city's east.
"We thought we would be liberated in just one week. I didn't even bring much clothes or supplies with me. "
The family has spent over a month caught between ISIS militants and Iraq's Counter Terror Forces. Their 6-year-old daughter is terrified of the constant mortar shelling and gunfire. She often tries to hide in her mother's clothes.
"My husband has lost hope and he says there will be no liberation and we should go back home. But I'm scared that if we go back they will kill us. "
For now, Om Noor says she still believes that freedom will come.
"I want to live a life. I want my husband to have a job. I want my daughter to have normal things. There is no life under ISIS. "
Raad
Raad, 21, lives in western Mosul where ISIS still maintains a tight grip and has not yet faced advancing Iraqi troops. News of the horrors civilians are facing on the other side of the Tigris River, which splits the city, has the former college student wary of any promises of liberation.
"At the beginning, we were so happy to hear Iraqi forces were able to liberate a few neighborhoods in eastern Mosul with few days," Raad told CNN.
"Now we are all afraid this could happen to us. We all want to live a normal life, we all want to get rid of ISIS, but we are hearing horrible stories about families stuck between ISIS and Iraqi forces. "
"At least in this part of the city we have water and electricity here. The markets are open. Yes, it's not a normal life here, but we don't want to end up like the eastern part of Mosul. "
"Iraqi government is responsible to free our city from ISIS, and it should be responsible for our safety. "
"They should have had a better plan. It's been weeks and we have not seen Iraqi security forces making any progress in eastern Mosul. "
Um Sidra
Um Sidra bought her children notebooks as a token of her promise that they would resume their education when Mosul was liberated. The notebooks have become among the family's most prized possessions.
"When the shelling starts we tell them, 'please don't cry, when the army comes you will go back to school.' And my daughter asks me, 'mama, when the army comes will the army hurt us?' I tell her no, the army will help us. "
The weeks of violence have morphed the minds of Um Sidra's children, who range in age from 10- to 3-years-old.
"Even their games are about war. Their thinking has changed. They pretend they have guns and mortars and say they will fire on each other. "
"My youngest daughter is crying always. We don't know where to hide them [children]. We don't know how to keep them patient and entertained. The past two days they have been crying all the time. They are scared that we will be hit by the shelling. "
"My daily life is just shelling and mortar rounds. It is just terror and fear. "
Despite the dangers, Um Sidra's husband is forced to go outside on occasion to purchase supplies or draw water from the community's makeshift well.
"Every time he goes out he is risking his life. I feel like I am going to die every time he steps out of the house. I don't want him to leave the front door but he has to. "
Um Luma
"We all live, cook and sleep in one room with no windows at the corner of the house. This is our life now," Um Luma told CNN.
"I wanted my children to be doctors and engineers, now I only pray to God to keep them safe. I gave up all my dreams. " "We just want the sounds of explosions to stop. We can't live like this anymore. Everyday we think it's our last day. Please help us, oh people please help us. "
The widow, who is a mother of five, began to cry as she pleaded for the world to rescue her family.
"We are hearing ISIS fighters started using people as human shields to cross the bridges between eastern and western Mosul. They are hiding among civilians. This is just the beginning, God knows what will they do next if this battle takes a longer time. "
As the sounds of explosions intensified, the phone line disconnected. Ten minutes later, CNN reached Um Luma again. She said there were mortars landing nearby, but that she and her family were unharmed.
"The situation is very dangerous. Every morning when I wake up, I start touching my children while they are still sleeping to see if they are ok and alive. "
Since ISIS took control of the city in June 2014, Um Luma has not allowed her children to go to school.
"My children kept asking me if they can go to school, but I told them they [ISIS] would recruit you to fight with them. They would turn you into killers and terrorists," Luma said.
"I am lucky to have all my children in front of me laughing and playing. If something happens to them, I would die. "
Ismail
Twenty-six-year-old Ismail is the head of a household of eight. He says he feels disappointed in the Iraqi military's progress and fearful ISIS will do absolutely anything to keep control.
"If the battle continues like this, very slow, then ISIS will start forcing us to fight with them. I am afraid they would take our families as hostages to force me and my brothers to fight against the Iraqi security forces," Ismail said.
"I really believe this will happen, and I am warning the Iraqi government that they have to take a serious action to end this battle as soon as possible. It's not to their or our advantage if this battle drags out. "
"I see my mom praying and crying everyday. We can't do anything to stop her pain. We had a hope when Iraqi forces entered Mosul but now this hope is fading. "
2016-12-09 08:42 Mohammed Tawfeeq rss.cnn.com
84 /100 1.0 Top 20 Global Concert Tours from Pollstar The Top 20 Global Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows Worldwide. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. 1. Adele; $4,134,638; $110.75. 2. Coldplay; $3,521,661; $106.79. 3. Justin Bieber; $3,018,983; $81.72. 4. Drake; $2,320,917; $111.17. 5. Kanye West; $2,182,858; $90.78. 6. Luke Bryan; $1,655,716; $65.08. 7. Jason Aldean; $1,149,514; $52.08. 8. Black Sabbath; $962,337; $64.06. 9. "Bad Boy Family Reunion Tour" / Puffy Daddy; $927,309; $84.15. 10. Sia; $893,733; $78.32. 11. Dixie Chicks; $854,339; $72.51. 12. Carrie Underwood; $703,262; $70.68. 13. Florida Georgia Line; $691,268; $44.68. 14. Dolly Parton; $672,592; $79.17. 15. Def Leppard; $606,266; $61.46. 16. Blink-182; $562,269; $37.90. 17. Keith Urban; $556,349; $57.93. 18. Amy Schumer; $511,333; $67.99. 19. Brad Paisley; $473,401; $34.70. 20. Gwen Stefani; $473,279; $60.09.
2016-12-09 08:41 Associated Press www.dailymail.co.uk
85 /100 1.0 Woman who rescues 'witch children' receives top honour Loven topped an international list of 100 inspiring individuals compiled by German- language Ooom Magazine , beating Barack Obama, Pope Francis and the Dalai Lama.
Earlier this year, the Loven spotted a desperately emaciated 2-year-old boy who could barely stand as he thirstily gulped water from a bottle.
The boy was abandoned by his family, who accused him of being a witch, according to Loven who found him in Uyo, southeast Nigeria.
The aid worker says the boy, whom she calls Hope, had been living on the streets and survived on scraps from passersby.
When she found him, she says, he was riddled with worms and had to have daily blood transfusions to revive him.
"Thousands of children are being accused of being witches and we've both seen torture of children, dead children and frightened children," she wrote in Danish on Facebook , as she appealed for funds to pay for food, medical bills and schooling.
Loven is the founder of African Children's Aid Education and Development Foundation , which she created to rescue children labeled as witches.
Posting on her Facebook page on February 12, Loven says: "Hope is getting so much better. Already gaining a lot of weight and looking so much more healthy. Now we only need him to talk. "But that will come naturally when he is out of the hospital and starting his life among all our children.
"Children become stronger together. "
It is a criminal offense in Akwa Ibom state, where Hope was found, to label a child a witch, but the practice persists.
Attempts to reach Loven and local officials were not immediately successful.
Belief in witchcraft thrives worldwide. In 2009, about 1,000 people accused of being witches in Gambia were locked in detention centers in March and forced to drink a dangerous hallucinogenic potion, human rights organization Amnesty International said.
In 2014, a report by the U. N. High Commissioner for Refugees stated that human rights violations were taking place in Nepal, leading to violence against women, children, disabled people and the elderly.
In 2010, CNN reported on the plight of children in Nigeria who undergo frightening exorcisms and are sometimes killed by their own family.
One 5-year-old boy, named Godswill, had been accused of being a witch and neglected, beaten and ostracized by his own family and community. At the time, an Akwa Ibom state official acknowledged some cases, but said reports of child rescues were exaggerated.
Sam Ikpe-Itauma, of the local Child's Rights and Rehabilitation Network, which rescues children like Godswill, told CNN: "Once a child is said to be a witch, to be possessed with a certain spiritual spell capable of making that child transform into, like, cat, snake viper ... a child could cause all sorts of havoc like killing of people, bringing about diseases, misfortune into family. "
Ikpe-Itauma doesn't believe in witchcraft and tries to raise awareness in communities gripped by hysteria. He believes poverty is a key factor that drives the belief in witchcraft. He says: "Poverty is actually a twin sister to ignorance. "
2016-12-09 08:39 Stephanie Busari rss.cnn.com
86 /100 0.0 Tevez prepares for River clash, ponders Chinese offer BUENOS AIRES, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Carlos Tevez could be playing his last Argentine "superclasico" when he leads Boca Juniors against River Plate at El Monumental on Sunday as he ponders a move to China. Chinese Super League club Shanghai Shenua, who appointed Uruguayan Gus Poyet as coach last month, have made a 40 million euro ($42.27 million) offer for Tevez, Argentine media reported. Former Manchester United, Manchester City and Juventus striker Tevez would not be drawn, however, on his future plans. "I've got too much of a muddle in my head to think if in February or March I'm going off to play in China," Tevez was quoted as saying in Sports daily Ole. "I don't just think about leaving, I could also retire When the year is over I'll see what's best. " The 32-year-old looked set to see out the rest of his career at Boca when he returned home to his first club from Juventus last year and helped them win the league title. A strong incentive to stay at Boca would have been playing next year's Copa Libertadores but they failed to qualify. Boca were eliminated in this year's semi-finals of South America's top club tournament which Tevez won with Boca in 2003. Marking Tevez on Sunday will be Ecuador defender Arturo Mina, who joined River in August after helping former club Independiente del Valle reach the Libertadores final by beating Boca. Tevez said he always had struggled to play well against River but hoped the team would continue their improvement since Fernando Gago's return two weeks ago from an Achilles heel injury in April. "I've always found clasicos hard to play. I can't cross the barrier from fan to player," Tevez said. "That doesn't happen to me against other teams. "But we've improved a lot Fernando Gago has done us a lot of good, he's a different class of player," he said of the Argentina 2014 World Cup midfielder who orchestrated successive wins over San Lorenzo and Racing Club to put Boca in second place two points behind leaders Estudiantes. ($1 = 0.9463 euros) (Writing by Rex Gowar, editing by Ed Osmond)
2016-12-09 08:39 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
87 /100 2.2 He REALLY hates bath time! Naughty dog Tres plays dead to avoid getting washed...forcing his owners to drag him to the tub In the video, her partner can be heard saying: 'Okay Tres, it's time for a bath'. The pair giggle as Tres refuses to move, flopping down onto the floor as Molly attempts to pick him up. Owner Molly said that her pooch often uses the tactic of playing dead to avoid doing things he doesn't want to do. She said: 'This is Tres' go-to tactic for anything he doesn't want to do, whether it's realizing he's at the vet and collapsing in the parking lot, or deciding he's too tired to walk home and going limp on the side of the road.' 'He has done this since he was a puppy and I can't help but laugh at his big fluffy self every time. 'Once he gets in the bathroom I tell him 'get in the tub' and he jumps in. 'Ironically, his favourite thing to do is go swimming. He will paddle in the lake for hours.' Tres got his name because when Molly found him on the side of the road, he had a fractured growth plate in his hip and was only able to walk on three legs. Molly said: 'Tres is the calmest, most loving, and friendly dog. 'He makes friends with everyone and is such a gentle giant that loves giving hugs, staring at the stars and chasing birds. 'I'm blessed to have my goofy, roadside puppy who loves to play dead to avoid bath time.'
2016-12-09 08:36 Emily Chan www.dailymail.co.uk
88 /100 2.1 Mike Armitage who became dad in his 70s like Mick Jagger defends old-age parenting A man who became a father again in his seventies has defending his choice, saying he's a better parent now than he was in his youth. Mike Armitage, from Ash, Surrey, appeared on today's This Morning to reveal what it is like to be a pensioner parent following the news that Mick Jagger has welcomed his eighth child at the age of 73. Mike, now 77, became a parent for the fourth time when he was 74 after having his second child with his wife, Lyndsey, who is 42 years his junior. He is now a 'hands-on dad' to Paul, six, and Lexi, three, as well as having five grown up children. Mike said he is a better father now because he has more time to spend with his family. 'It is amazing being a father again,' he told presenters Eamonn Holmes and Ruth Langsford. 'The first time around I wasn't hands on as I worked in the ship yard in Hull so I was always out of the house early at work. 'I was an ex-shipman so didn't see my children grow up. My first son was born when I was in Africa. In them days the mother never went to work, she looked after house and children and I missed out. 'I didn't realise how much I had missed out until this happened.' Mike said he is now an active father, taking his children to theme parks and doing the school run. He still works as a pub landlord, and it is through this job that he met Lyndsey, when he hired her as barmaid when she was 22 and he was 63. He said they didn't plan on starting a family together initially but it was something they soon came to realise they both wanted. He said: 'We had been together 14 years. Lyndsey and I weren't going to have children but after few a years she wanted them. We decided I could live to be 90. 'I am not selfish as my wife is there for the children and I keep fit to be active for them.' But also joining in the debate on today's This Morning, Brit Charles Lambert, who now lives in Italy, appeared via video link to say he was against old age parents. His father was 64 when he had him, and Charles said it spoiled his childhood. uiet realisation that other kids had it different. I was often asked why my grandad was always picking me up from school. 'He was very devoted for the time he was not ill but he was not at all nimble, he couldn't play football with me like I would have wanted as a little boy.' Then from the age of ten to when he died when Charles was 21, he said his father was so ill, he couldn't even speak after suffering from cancer and two strokes. Charles said his experience has made him believe 'it is self indulgent to have a child and even more so when you are older'. However, he accepted other children of older parents may have it different. 'If you are in good health you might be lucky,' he said. The issue prompted a lively debate on This Morning's Twitter page with many viewers agreeing with Charles that it was selfish to become a parent late in life. Claire Allen @c_allen84 tweeted: '@thismorning Yes it is (selfish). Not nice losing parents at such a young age, the child already doesn't have grandparents!' Sonja Pinnell @SonjaPinnell agreed writing: '@thismorning having lost my dad when I was 19 (he was only 45) I wouldn't wish that on any kid. So yes it is totally selfish.' Lucy Lou @lucylou524 added: '@thismorning Yes, 50years+ is grandparent time, not children time, feel so sorry for this Charles that's on now, this is why it's wrong.' Irene Rodriguez @Rosa_Irene felt the same way tweeting: '@thismorning Selfish. OAPs should think of child's life, not just their own "needs. " Children have rights too to have parents while growing up.' But others said it didn't matter if you became an older parent, since you could live longer than a younger mother or father if they died young. 'Someone' 1967@elenie wrote: '@thismorning my children's father passed away when my child was 6months old he was in his 20s. Anything can happen, age is a only a number.' Zoe Court @ZoeCourt added: '@thismorning people live longer now, so Mike could still be around in 20 years, plus a parent can die at anytime, life's a lottery, enjoy it.'
2016-12-09 08:33 Lucy Waterlow www.dailymail.co.uk
89 /100 4.3 Nicola Benedetti plays St Paul's Cathedral But she had never played at the historic St Paul's Cathedral -- until now.
With CNN Style, she was invited to not only perform under its hallowed dome, but to do so alone after hours.
"I don't think I ever imagined I would have the whole place to myself," Benedetti said. "To be able to play what is essentially spiritual music with this space is a moment in time I will always remember. The experience is really awe-inspiring. "
Read: A private rendez-vous with the Mona Lisa
Performing the final movement of Johann Sebastian Bach's "Partita in D minor" on her 18th- century Stradivarius, Benedetti said she felt "humbled" by the size of the space.
"It's interesting to play in an overwhelming space like this because you would imagine you'd feel the need to fill all of that air, and actually it does the opposite to you," she said. "It makes you almost protective of your sound and your space. "
Watch the video above to see Nicola Benedetti perform an intimate solo in St Paul Cathedral.
2016-12-09 08:31 rss.cnn.com
90 /100 0.8 Asa Jackson embraces second go with Detroit Lions DC Teryl Austin ALLEN PARK -- Asa Jackson dropped into his locker stall after his second practice and pulled a long-sleeve Detroit Lions spandex shirt over his head. Then he repeated the question that's been pounding in his head.
"How much do you want it? " he said.
A contending locker room late in the season can ignite that fire in a player, especially when he's had it put out enough times before.
The fifth-year cornerback got the call from the Lions two days ago, after the dominos fell. Starting nickel cornerback Quandre Diggs' season was over with a pectoral injury. The team had also just waived cornerback Johnthan Banks to free up roster space. The hole to fill was now at his position, and so the coaches who were there to draft him went looking for a cornerback they knew was in need of work.
Years before he was asked to do what he is now, competing for a nickel role for the 8-4 Lions, he was a cornerback from a Cal Poly, waiting for that first NFL call. It came from the Baltimore Ravens, who were drafting him in the fifth round in 2012. That's when he first got to know Teryl Austin and Jim Caldwell.
Austin was his secondary coach and was intrigued back then by his quickness and his physicality. When the two coaches ascended to where they are now, Caldwell as head coach and Austin as defensive coordinator of a Lions team pushing for its first division title in 23 years, Jackson was a player who remained on their radar.
"The good thing about Asa is he's a smart guy and he's kind of been in a system like this before," Lions seventh-year safety Don Carey said. "He's not a rookie, so he's been around the block a couple times. He's picked up on things extremely fast. We have no worries about getting him in there. Excited to see him play, though. "
Jackson is more excited, given the 2016 he'd been having. After playing 18 games and starting six for the Ravens from 2012-2015, the 27-year-old spent much of this season bouncing up and down from their practice squad to their active roster without once getting onto an NFL field.
He had tryouts along the way, including one with the Lions in October. It was one more chance for his former coaches to freshen up on what he can do.
"He's a highly competitive guy, so we'll put him through his paces and see how he does," Caldwell said.
Austin called his nickel spot an open competition, with the possibility that it could feature a rotation. Undrafted rookie Adairius Barnes expects to be in the mix at the position, and the Lions could opt to use even more of the three-safety sets they've been working rookie Miles Killebrew into in recent weeks.
It's up to Jackson to catch up to the pack, but that doesn't scare him.
"I'm fortunate enough to have played in this league and started games at nickel, at corner, on special teams, making playoff runs and playing in playoff games. The stage isn't going to be too bright for me," he said.
"If you want it bad enough, you can memorize anything in a week. "
2016-12-09 08:30 Nate Atkins www.mlive.com
91 /100 0.0 Christmas-loving couple receive note telling their decorated house is 'tacky' A couple who cover their home with 30,000 Christmas lights have received hate mail from locals who want them taken down. Paul Grant and Richard Burbidge, dubbed Coventry's most Christmas-loving couple, have been criticised for their bright lights. Hundreds of people attend the annual switch on at the home in Barkers Butt Lane which also raises money for a baby hospice. But not everybody appreciates their efforts to brighten up the area, and Mr Grant has revealed the pair have received nasty anonymous letters in the past accusing them of 'bringing the area down' with their 'tacky' lights. Mr Grant said: 'We had an anonymous letter put through the door saying it was tacky, a waste of electricity and brought the area down. 'It just makes you want to go straight out, buy more and put them up right away. 'It's obviously just someone being a bit of a scrooge. 'In this day and age, the lights are just a way of making themselves feel more festive. It gets you in the mood for Christmas. 'It's probably just someone who doesn't like anything different, but they weren't brave enough to put their name on it' Mr Grant was speaking after someone in the appropriately named Light Close, in Wiltshire, received a similar anonymous note slamming their own 'tacky' icicle lights. He said: 'Maybe it's just someone who is annoyed someone else thought of it before them. They probably think 'I wish I'd done that'. 'I know some areas where the whole street gets involved. It can be a wonderful way of bringing communities together.' Mr Grant added the anonymous notes like that shouldn't stop people doing whatever makes them happy. He said: 'I just think we should get more people to do it. It's such a shame more people don't. 'Every year my husband and I help an elderly gentleman put his lights up. It's not just about having a showpiece, it's about bringing people together.'
2016-12-09 08:28 Matt Hunter www.dailymail.co.uk
92 /100 5.2 Girl, 2, died from flu 'after doctors failed to spot heart condition' in Bolton A two-year-old girl died from the flu after doctors failed to spot her undetected heart condition and sent her home from A&E, an inquest has heard. Scarlett Veronica Walker, of Bolton, Greater Manchester, died when her health deteriorated days after seemingly coming down with a sickness bug. The girl had previously been sent home twice from a GP's surgery after being diagnosed with a viral infection – and diagnosed with tonsillitis in a hospital. But a coroner refused to place any blame on the medical professionals who had dealt with Scarlett in the week before her death in February. Grieving mother Megan Burns described her as her ‘little angel’ and told Assistant Coroner Timothy Brennand that she was lethargic on the days before her death. Speaking at Bolton Coroner's Court, Miss Burns said: ‘She spent the last week of her life asleep on the sofa when we would usually spend the days playing together. ‘My little girl loved colouring and would chase me around the house with a stick screaming yeehaw because she loved Toy Story. But that last week we did nothing.’ The inquest heard the toddler was taken to Stable Fold Surgery in Westhoughton, Bolton, on February 22, after becoming lethargic and unwilling to eat or drink. She was diagnosed with a viral infection and sent home but after her condition worsened she was taken back the following day to see a different doctor. The youngster was then diagnosed with a throat ulcer and was prescribed ibuprofen. But a day later Scarlett's lips turned blue while she slept. Her parents took her to Royal Bolton Hospital A&E, but there she was diagnosed with tonsillitis, given antibiotics and numbing spray and sent home. She was tucked into bed before she woke up later that night and went downstairs to cuddle with her mother. Miss Burns said: ‘On the car ride home she seemed to pick up for the first time in days. She was eating and drinking and talking - she was happy. ‘When we got home she was tired so we tucked her up in our bed. I was sleeping on the sofa and at about 11pm she woke up and came to me for cuddles.’ Scarlett's father Leon Walker, 21, then picked her up and put her in her own bed before telling his partner that their child was ‘making funny noises’. The court heard that Miss Burns ran into her daughter's room but found her unresponsive. The panicking couple spent 40 minutes desperately trying to resuscitate their daughter until paramedics arrived. Miss Burns added: ‘I tried everything to wake her up. She was so limp in my arms - my beautiful baby.’ The inquest heard Scarlett was taken to the Royal Bolton Hospital but was sadly pronounced dead following another hour of CPR. A post mortem examination revealed she had an undetected heart condition and died as a result of contracting a flu which led to bronchiolitis and a heart attack. Mr Brennand said: ‘The loss of any child is always a tragedy and the loss of Scarlett is particularly tragic and upsetting. ‘The court is struck by the care, dedication and evident ability of her mother and father to care for their daughter and particular skills to answer the rhetorical question, “what more could we have done?” ‘The answer is nothing, nothing more could have been done. No parents could have done more.’ Mr Brennand noted that Scarlett's lips turning blue had been an isolated incident and that the conduct of the doctors who dealt with her was appropriate and professional. He recorded a narrative conclusion that Scarlett ‘died as a consequence of a viral infection on the background of naturally occurring disease’. In April, heartbroken Miss Burns said: ‘As a mother you know when your child is poorly but the doctors just wouldn't listen. ‘I will fight until the end until I know why and what happened to my little angel.’
2016-12-09 08:22 Mark Duell www.dailymail.co.uk
93 /100 2.1 Alan Pardew seeks another 'gold dust' win as Crystal Palace head to Hull Crystal Palace manager Alan Pardew has challenged his players to provide another "jolt" reaction when they head to Hull for a match he believes could define the first half of their season.
The Eagles ended a wretched run of six straight league defeats with a 3-0 win over Southampton at Selhurst Park last Saturday. It was a result which eased the pressure on the Palace boss and also came following the bitter disappointment of a dramatic 5-4 stoppage-time defeat at fellow strugglers Swansea.
Pardew believes it will take another fully-focused display to get the required result this Saturday at Hull, who are also scrapping for points in a congested bottom half of the table.
"We are all finding it difficult to turn the top teams over, so the rest of us are fighting amongst ourselves. T hat level between the bottom and middle-tier teams is down to fine margins to get results," Pardew said.
"A win is gold dust in this division at the moment.
"We have a game at Hull which could define the first half of our season because we have two very difficult fixtures after Hull, we need to get something there, then we can look at Man United and Chelsea , to relish that challenge.
"The first job, though, is Hull, and it will be a big game for both teams. "
Pardew added: " It is the consistency of performance which you are always searching for, that is the challenge which is in front of our players.
"If they put in a performance like they did against Southampton, with the concentration , the effort and running power, then Hull are going to find it very difficult to beat us.
"We saw last week a reaction to what was a kind of freakish game at Swansea, it kind of jolted us a little bit, and we need to continue in that 'jolt period' to take that same kind of attitude to Hull. "They will have the disappointment of their result against Middlesbrough (on Monday night), they will be hungry for a home win - and we have to match that desire. "
With forward Connor Wickham sidelined by a long-term knee injury, Pardew accepts his squad is light heading into the new year, although he remains hopeful on-loan Chelsea striker Loic Remy is closer to being back in contention.
The Eagles boss will look to be active in January, but only for the right targets.
"I think we need to do something in this window, but a lot of teams will need to move in this window because it is so tight from eighth down," he said.
"A defender, and a left-footed defender, would be important to us if we could get one in this window.
"The Connor (Wickham) injury has also affected us, and that's another area (of the team) we are perhaps going to have to look at it if Loic doesn't come through in January. "
Pardew added: "It is about getting in good players.
"They can come from all different areas - I have proved that (before) by bringing players in from France for small fees who have been very successful here in England.
"We will be hunting in a big market, and hopefully we get the one that fits for us. "
2016-12-09 08:21 Press Association www.independent.ie
94 /100 1.5 Wenger would back Arsenal to beat Real Madrid in a Champions League showdown Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has backed his side to beat holders Real Madrid if they get paired with the Spanish outfit in Monday's draw for the last 16 of the Champions League.
The Gunners advanced to the knock-out stages as group winners for the first time since 2012 after beating Basle 4-1 in Switzerland on Tuesday night.
Theoretically, topping the group gives a team an advantage as they face a side who progressed in second position.
But, despite Arsenal breaking their hoodoo, they could still land a tricky tie - with Madrid among the possible opponents - as they look to get into the quarter-finals for the first time in six years.
Last season's Europa League winners Sevilla are another possibility, along with German pair Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen and Portuguese giants Benfica and Porto.
Arsenal face Stoke at home in the Premier League on Saturday before attention turns to the draw in Nyon and, with Wenger's side having lost just twice in all competitions so far this season, he insists the Gunners can beat anyone.
"You look at the teams you can get, some look more prestigious, more difficult, and you would like me to say 'I do not want this or that'," he said.
"But that will already put us in an inferior position if it happens. Yes, you can take Real Madrid as maybe a favourite to win, because they are the holders of the competition. "But even against Real Madrid we'll have a chance to qualify and we'll have to do the absolute maximum to achieve that.
"It's another inconvenient fact for us that we haven't qualified for the quarter-final for six years. That will be a huge challenge for my group but I'm sure we will relish that. "
The draw takes place at 11am on Monday, when Wenger will be out on the training pitch with his players ahead of Tuesday's trip to Everton.
And he said he will not nip away to watch as he hopes for a little bit of luck in avoiding the perceived bigger names, having landed the likes of Barcelona and Bayern in recent years.
Asked if he would be watching, Wenger replied: "No, I prefer to be on the pitch than being nervous in front of the television.
"I don't know who decides the luck but I haven't found the way to speak to this person! "
2016-12-09 08:21 Press Association www.independent.ie
95 /100 1.1 Mallards riding "Siberian Express", ducks on move: Yetter's blog As I always note, the surveys along the Illinois and Mississippi rivers are interesting in themselves as are Yetter’s thoughts in his follow-up blogs with his reflections and assessments.
And the explanation of the photo is notable, too.
Click here for much information about the aerial surveys and, more importantly, about the Stephen A. Forbes Biological Station, located along the Illinois River on Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge near Havana. Established in 1894, “it is the oldest inland field station in North America and one of nine field stations of the Illinois Natural History Survey. The Frank C. Bellrose Waterfowl Research Center is housed at the Forbes Biological Station.”
Here is Yetter’s blog for the week:
We flew the waterfowl survey on Wednesday, December 7 th , just as ice was forming from the arrival of the “Siberian Express” from the northwest. Extreme cold weather usually means mallards, and this front was no exception. Illinois River mallards were up 8% from last week, even though they were 17% below average. While mallards were up along the Illinois, we lost over 80,000 ducks in the IRV. The cold weather pushed out those non-mallard dabblers that have been hanging around for a month or so. As a result, total ducks along the Illinois were down 27% from last week and totaled 219,415 ducks. Something similar occurred along the Mississippi River when we lost some of those pintail, gadwall, and teal; however, mallards were up a whopping 100,000 birds. Mallards in the CMRV were up 45% from last week and 27% above average. We also found a huge raft of canvasbacks (77,200 ducks) south of Nauvoo along Pool 19. As we were flying up the Mississippi River from Nauvoo to New Boston, IL, we dodged countless numbers of diving ducks heading south, presumably to the southern reach of Pool 19 below Montrose, IA. All those diver hunters will be heading to their layout boats on Pool 19.
I snapped this picture of mallards and other ducks roosting at Ted Shanks Conservation Area below Saverton, MO. Shanks has bountiful “duck grub” this year with an abundance of moist-soil vegetation, natural foods, and a few areas of row crop agriculture. If you can zoom in on the photo, you will see: mallards, gadwall, American wigeon, American green-winged teal, northern pintail, and northern shoveler. Duck hunters always ask me how their Battleship mallard decoys look from the air. This photo shows you what mallards look like from above. I guess you can be the judge!
For more information on the waterfowl surveys, check out our web page at www.bellrose.org Stay tuned for more updates next week…………………..
2016-12-09 08:19 Dale Bowman chicago.suntimes.com
96 /100 0.7 German exports struggle to recover in uncertain global market By Joseph Nasr BERLIN, Dec 9 (Reuters) - German exports rebounded by less than expected in October, dampening hopes that trade will make a significant contribution to a predicted expansion in Europe's biggest economy in the final quarter of this year. The data suggests that German industry, whose output rose less than expected in October due to stagnating factory output, will only witness a mild recovery in the last three months of this year. Exports have almost stagnated over the last 12 months, growing on average by 0.1 percent monthly from a historical average of 0.3 percent. "Looking ahead, however, the latest weakness of the pound sterling and possible protectionist policies under the new president in the U. S. do not bode well for the outlook for German exports," said ING economist Carsten Brzeski. Seasonally adjusted exports rose by 0.5 percent on the month, data from the Federal Statistics Office showed, while imports increased by 1.3 percent. The data reinforces a trend of weakening exports, which have been losing their traditional role as the main growth driver in Germany. Hours after the data was published, the BGA trade association said it would lower its 2016 growth forecast for exports to a "mini plus" from a previously projected 2 percent. "The forecast of 2 percent growth is no longer valid," a spokesman for the BGA told Reuters. "We will now go for a mini plus for this year. " The spokesman did not give more details. A Reuters poll had pointed to exports rising by 1.0 percent and imports posting a 0.9 percent increase. The jump in imports narrowed the seasonally adjusted trade surplus to 20.5 billion euros from 21.1 billion euros in September. The October reading was below the Reuters consensus forecast of 21.5 billion euros. Exports for September were revised down for a fall of 1.0 percent from a previously reported drop of 0.7 percent. Private consumption and increased state spending have been fuelling German growth. But the positive effects of private consumption are likely to wane next year, as rising consumer prices and weaker wage increases are expected to discourage Germans from spending. (Additional reporting by Klaus Lauer and Rene Wagner; Editing by Paul Carrel/Jeremy Gaunt) 2016-12-09 08:04 Reuters www.dailymail.co.uk
97 /100 2.4 Scuba diving Santa attract crowds in Kuala Lumpur A diver wearing a Santa Claus outfit swims inside a fish-tank in Kuala Lumpur, as part of Christmas festivities to attract visitors to a water park. Video provided by AFP...
2016-12-09 08:03 system article.wn.com
98 /100 2.6 EXCLUSIVE: Jerry Jones predicts Tony Romo will play part in Cowboys' Super Bowl run and return for 2017 season Jerry Jones, owner of the red-hot Cowboys, unexpectedly hit it big with rookie Dak Prescott in the fourth round but still has an expected soft spot for deposed long-time starter Tony Romo.
In an exclusive interview with the Daily News in his midtown Manhattan hotel room Thursday afternoon, Jones made two predictions:
-- There's going to be a situation where Romo steps in and helps Dallas in its quest to get to Super Bowl LI in Houston.
-- Even if Romo is the backup going into the offseason, Jones believes he will be able to talk him out of demanding a trade or his release so he can join a team where he could start.
If Romo gets into a meaningful regular season or playoff game in the next two months, it's either because Prescott is injured or he is playing so poorly that Romo comes in to try and keep the season alive.
"I think Romo is going to get his opportunity," Jones said. "I don't want it to happen. But I think he may get his opportunity to get us a Super Bowl. While that's a mixed bag when I think about it — that means you don't have Dak out there — but it means, what a story, one for the ages, if he'd step in there and this year help us win a Super Bowl on the field with his skill. That can happen here. We're not talking about a bus driver out there. We're talking about a guy who can go out there and move our team. "
The Cowboys are 11-1 without Romo. Last year, they were 1-11 without him. Prescott has won 11 consecutive games, more than Hall of Famers Roger Staubach and Troy Aikman, more than Romo, more than any quarterback in Cowboys history.
Dallas can clinch the NFC East on Sunday night at MetLife Stadium with a victory over the Giants, and naturally Jones is in football heaven: Prescott is playing great and Romo, once he was back in uniform on Nov. 20 after suffering a compression fracture in his back this summer, has accepted his backup role and this week has been playing Eli Manning on the scout team.
Jones is not sticking pins in a Prescott voodoo doll. He's all-in on the rookie. But there is precedent for exactly what Jones was talking about Thursday.
Tom Brady took over after Drew Bledsoe suffered a sheared blood vessel in his chest late in the second game of the 2001 season against the Jets. He didn't play again until Brady injured his ankle in the first half of the AFC Championship Game. Bledsoe was a big reason New England won that game. Brady returned for the Super Bowl and led a game-winning drive to beat the Rams.
In the Dolphins’ perfect season in 1972, Bob Griese broke his leg and dislocated his ankle in the fifth game and Earl Morrall took over. Don Shula switched back to Griese during the AFC Championship Game and he finished off the unbeaten season by defeating Washington in the Super Bowl.
Romo is 36 years old and due to make $14 million in 2017 with a salary cap number of $24.7 million. If the Cowboys cut him, they will have $19.6 million in dead money on their cap. Prescott signed a four-year, $2.7 million deal. He is making $450,000 this season and $540,000 in 2017. The collective bargaining agreement prevents the Cowboys from giving Prescott a new contract next year, which presents the chance for Jones to fit both quarterbacks into the salary cap.
"Because of where we are, we can afford it," Jones said.
No team can afford two big-money quarterbacks. But with Prescott not yet able to cash in, Jones said he thinks it could make more sense to allocate the resources to Romo, even if he's the backup, than to a pass rusher in free agency.
"Unorthodox? " Jones said. "Absolutely. "
Jones said, "my intention" is for Romo to be back in Dallas next year.
Will Romo accept going into camp as the backup?
"I think Tony is going to compete. He will never accept it," Jones said. "But do I think it is possible that he could be in Dallas and it's good for him and good for us and be the smart thing to do? How many times have we ever seen one drawn up where you see that kind of depth at the quarterback position? How many times do you have to be reminded if we had the concussion protocol the way we had it today, Troy Aikman wouldn't have played in the second Super Bowl. " Aikman suffered a concussion in the 1993 NFC title game against the 49ers and with no week off before the Super Bowl, he played in the game but it's a blur to him. Now the concussion protocol can keep players sidelined for several weeks. If it happens to Prescott next season, Jones wants Romo to be his QB.
He believes he can talk Romo into staying rather than pursuing an opportunity to finish his career elsewhere as a starter.
"I do," he said. "I think if I ask Tony to go with us on that and let's try to win a championship, I think, yes, he will. "
Romo, unlike Bledsoe 15 years ago, is not complaining. "Tony is investing in his teammates," Jones said. "Everybody understands while he's excited to be part of the team and he's excited for the team, that he's dying inside not to be out there competing. I underline the words dying inside. There are plenty of examples where high profile quarterbacks didn't go down gracefully and step off the field gracefully. Lots of example of it. It's just hard for that kind for competitor to do that. "
But when Romo made his concession speech last month, "he absolutely stepped up and was genuine and honest," Jones said. "He let the air out of the controversy in front of the country when he stood up there and said, "I'm the backup quarterback. "
If Jones is right in his predictions, Romo will get an opportunity to help the ‘Boys get to the Super Bowl for the first time in two decades and then be back in Dallas next season.
2016-12-09 08:00 Gary Myers feeds.nydailynews.com
99 /100 3.2 Michigan's pace of play comes into question for conflicting matchup against No. 2 UCLA ANN ARBOR -- On Thursday, Michigan coach John Beilein met with reporters before leading his team through one last practice in Eastern Standard Time. In the evening, the Wolverines were ticketed for a flight to Los Angeles. They're being given an extra day to get acclimated to the West Coast.
On Saturday, they'll have two hours to get acclimated to UCLA.
"We've got a little contrast," Beilein said. "They're really hitting on all cylinders. "
The Bruins, who will host U-M at Pauley Pavilion (Sat., 8 p.m. ET, TV: ESPN2) and are ranked No. 2 in this week's AP poll, are the hottest team in the country. They walked into Rupp Arena last week and dropped 97 points on Kentucky, running wind sprints around the most talented college team in America. Coach Steve Alford told his team to, "Trust that you belong," and they responded by shooting 58 percent in the first half and snapping the Wildcats' 42-game home winning streak.
The Bruins, at 9-0 overall, also boast a solid win over Texas A&M. They lead the country in shooting percentage (55.1 percent), 3-point shooting (45.4 percent) rank and assists per game, and rank second nationally in scoring (97.0 ppg).
So, yes, UCLA belongs. It belongs because it can run and shoot, and then keep running and keep shooting.
Does Michigan belong?
The answer will come amid a conflict of styles.
Beilein's team is coming off a 55-50 win over Texas on Tuesday. The game was a step forward for the defense -- the program's primary offseason emphasis -- but a far fall down the well for the offense. Beilein lamented afterward that his team needed to pick up the pace and not be wholly reliant on half-court offense.
Well, here's a chance.
At the same time, though, Saturday's matchup with UCLA draws the question of whether Michigan is better served to get out and run (the Wolverines scored two points in transition against Texas) or slow things down even more, perhaps, as a counter to the free-wheeling Bruins.
Beilein, never one to hint at gameplans, only said Thursday: "We're certainly going to run when we can, but at the same time, we have to make sure we take good shots and that we make them take guarded shots. "
The answer might be somewhere in the middle. Michigan can look to run when the avenues are obvious, but slow the tempo, otherwise. Flirting with a track meet undoubtedly risks a blowout.
UCLA can unleash a furry. Six Bruins are averaging double figures and four are shooting over 40 percent on 3s. The team is led by top scorer Isaac Hamilton (18.1 ppg), and star freshmen TJ Leaf (17.2 ppg, 9.4 rpg) and Lonzo Ball (14.6 ppg, nation-leading 9.3 apg).
Leaf and Ball, in Beilein estimation, "have just been exceptional. " The two were McDonald's All- Americans a year ago and have resurrected the powerhouse program, one with an NCAA- record 11 national championships. Leaf, who was recruited heavily by U-M, is one of the best young post players in the country, grabbing double-digit rebounds in four of nine games and ranking 11th nationally in field-goal percentage (67.4). Ball is a spectacular young point guard and has already toyed with triple-double numbers multiple times. He stands 6-foot-6 and is a significant matchup problem.
Beilein will hope his team's defense can at least contain UCLA. Due to a slow tempo -- the average Michigan possession takes 20.1 seconds (UCLA takes 14.0) -- and a somewhat improved man-to-man defense, the Wolverines are holding teams to 58.2 points per game. That ranks 10th nationally and is 38.8 few points than the Bruins average. On the flip-side, opponents are shooting a relatively robust 42.4 percent against the Michigan defense.
It's safe to say UCLA will get buckets on Saturday. The Bruins might not score in the 80s or 90s (Texas A&M held them to 74 points), but they're going to wield a relentless attack. Michigan will have to keep up. There will need to be some semblance of a transition attack.
"We're playing too much halfcourt basketball," said Beilein, who is 0-7 against ranked non- conference opponents on the road as U-M coach. "We have to get up and down the court. "
The goal is easy baskets when the opportunity arises.
"At this level, it's hard to score in the halfcourt," point guard Derrick Walton Jr. said. "So as many as we can steal on the break, that's always key. "
The Wolverines' lack of a fastbreak attack, Beilein said, stems from effort and energy. Walton is the lone U-M player actively pushing the ball in transition. The rest, according to the coach, too often don't press the issue. In the past, Michigan has had multiple players serving as gear shifters.
"I say this to my players hundreds of times, not one of you would have come here if I would've told you we're not going to run and we're going to jog up and down the court," Beilein said. "You have to be willing to do that and really sprint. "
Michigan will have to be willing to do all that and more.
In a contrast of styles, no matter which belongs, one will win.
"This is the ultimate gauge right now of who we are against a high-level team," Beilein said.
2016-12-09 08:00 Brendan F www.mlive.com
100 /100 3.7 Jay Leno races comedian Jeff Dunham in the world's fastest amphibious car "All right, this is stupid fun. " Sitting behind the wheel of the world's fastest amphibious car on a recent episode of CNBC's " Jay Leno's Garage ," Jay Leno can't hide his excitement. He's tearing across the open water of Castaic Lake, just northwest of Los Angeles, racing fellow comedian Jeff Dunham.
They're each driving a $155,000 2016 WaterCar Panther. It looks sort of like a Jeep, and it handles like one on the road, but this vehicle is also made for water. And it's fast.
The Panther goes about 45 mph and functions like a giant jet ski.
Built from scratch in Southern California, each Panther has a fiberglass hull that makes it perfect for both freshwater and seawater. One only has to drive it in. Leno and Dunham do just that as they line up for a big two-mile race. Upon entering the water, they set their Panthers to boat mode, which lowers the frame as the tires rotate upward into the body.
Leno remarks, "It just feels like a car that's floating on top of the water. "
And then they're off!
As they pick up speed, the front ends rise, just like a boat. Water splashes around them. And the comedians go pounding up and down the surface from buoy to buoy.
Dunham hollers, "I'm gonna get you, Leno! "
And for a while, he takes the lead. But soon Leno pulls even and they go neck and neck to the finish.
Watch the video to see these amazing WaterCars in action and to find out who wins the big race. CNBC's " Jay Leno's Garage " airs Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET.
2016-12-09 08:00 Jarrett Bellini www.cnbc.com
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